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Centino Kemp, Bishop Long Accuser, Claims Suicide Attempt, But The Other Accusers and Some Friends Aren’t Buying His Story

• November 12, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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The Ancestors Welcome Singer-Songwriter Nickolas Ashford, 70, of The Soul Duo Ashford & Simpson (w/Update)

• August 24, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, Asia Ashford, Associated Press, Baptists, Berry Gordy, Bryant Park, Cancer, Dance, Dancer, Facebook, Gospel, Marvin Gaye, Motown, New York City, New York Times, Nickolas Ashford, Nicole Ashford, Park Benches, Pop Music, R&B, Ray Charles, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Scepter Records, Singers, Songwriters, Soul Music, Tammi Terrell, The Black Church, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sugar Bar, Theatre District, Throat Cancer, Twitter, Valerie Simpson, White Rock Baptist Church, Whitney Houston, Your Precious Love

Bishop Eddie Long Had a Fifth Accuser

• July 28, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Preachers/Ministers, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, B.J. Bernstein, Bahamas, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Centinio Kemp, Centino Kemp, Children, Church, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Florida, Gays, Homosexual Acts, I-Team, Lawsuit, LGBT, Love, Lovers, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Queen, Recording Studios, Singer, Taylor Long, The Black Church, Transsexual, Transvestite, Trial, Tricking

Atlanta Fox 5 I-Team Reporter Dale Russell Adds to Story About Bishop Long, Ephren Taylor and The Cheated Parishioners

• February 4, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Protestant Denominations, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta GA, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Blacks, Born again (Christianity), Common Sense, Dale Russell, Ephren Taylor, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, Fox I-Team, Fox News, Illegal Gambling, John Meddling, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Seven Deadly Sins, Sweepstakes Video Games, The Black Church, Vanity, YouTube

“Drumline Live” Touches Down in Madison’s Overture Center for Three Days, November 27, 28, 29

• November 25, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Film, Holidays, Love, Memoir, New Orleans, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Spirituality, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Fights", "The Last Battle", African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Arts, Band Competition, Black Greeks, Black Women, Blacks, Debt, Don Roberts, Drumline, Financial Mismanagement, Florida A&M University, Fraternities, Growing Up, Halftime Live, HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, International Tour, Love, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Marching Bands, Mardi Gras, Morris Brown College, Music, Music Gods, Second Tour, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Black Church, The Overture Center, The Overture Center for the Arts, Tour, United Negro College Fund

The Ancestors Summon “The Godfather of the Bass Guitar,” Robert Wilson of The Gap Band, 53

• August 24, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Gap Band, The Heart
Tags: "Magician's Holiday", "The Godfather of Bass Guitar", ?uestlove, African Americans, Ahmir Thompson, Bassist, Blacks, Brenda Wilson, Charlie Wilson, Coronary, Funk Bassist, Guy and Aaron Hall, Heart Attack, Keith Sweat, Leon Russell, Love, Memorial, Myocardial Infarction, Palmdale CA, R. Kelly, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, The Black Church, The Eighties, The Gap Band, The Roots, The Seventies, The Timeless Music Festival, Tulsa OK, Wayman Tisdale

What Else Andrew Breitbart Doesn’t Know About Shirley Sherrod? He Doesn’t Know $%*@! About the Black Church

• July 22, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Democrats in Name Only, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Keith Olbermann, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: ABC News, African Americans, AME, Andrew Breitbart, Audience, Baptist, Black Women, Call and Response, Charles Sherrod, COGIC, Hate, Holiness, Latinos, Lies, Lying, Methodist, President Barack Obama, Race Hate, Racism, Reverend Charles Sherrod, Selma Voting Rights Movement, Shirley Sherrod, SNCC, Spiritual Church of New Orleans, The Albany Movement, The Black Church, The Deity, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, The View, Tim Wise

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State Sen. Mary Lazich is lead sponsor on 20-week abortion ban bill in works March 5, 2015
Days after Gov. Scott Walker issued his support for a 20-week ban on abortions, a sponsor in the state Senate has come forward and a pro-choice group is advertising against Walker in Iowa.
Chefs share ideas, kitchens and more at first MACN Week March 5, 2015
From taco challenges and kitchen takeovers to dance parties and beefy brunches, MACN Week transforms Madison's dining scene from March 9-15.
Verona Road and I-90 expansion face delays if Walker's DOT borrowing is slowed March 5, 2015
Lawmakers warn that trimming bonding will slow key projects.
Hillary Clinton's email problem dredges up Scott Walker's secret account March 5, 2015
The Daily Beast points out that as Milwaukee county executive, Walker's staff made extensive use of private email.
A Republican confirms that right to work is wrong for Wisconsin March 5, 2015
A Republican lawmaker in Minnesota decries the heavy hand of government in the right-to-work bill. Wisconsin Republicans should listen to him.
E.J. Dionne Jr.: The Bibi-Boehner coalition March 5, 2015
John Boehner's unprecedented act of inviting the leader of another nation to criticize our own president, and Netanyahu's decision to accept, threaten to damage the bipartisan and trans-ideolo…
Wisconsin Assembly begins marathon right-to-work session March 5, 2015
The Wisconsin Assembly started a marathon session to take up a contentious right-to-work bill at 9 a.m. Thursday. Debate is expected to go all night.
Recent obsessions: Pattern Behavior on Tumblr March 5, 2015
Mondays through Fridays, Cap Times staffers share their pop culture fixations.

The Chicago Tribune

Q&A: K.C. Johnson's Bulls mailbag March 5, 2015
One of my editors, who may or may not have a crush on Pau Gasol, kept bothering me to file a Bulls mailbag. Finally I said to her, “Don’t you always know there are more questions than answers?” She understood. But here are some answers anyway.
Plane skids off runway at LaGuardia, crashes through fence March 5, 2015
A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport while landing Thursday, crashing through a chain-link fence and sending passengers saddled with bags and bundled up in heavy coats and scarves sliding down an inflated chute to safety on the snowy pavement.
Man dies after jumping off balcony in Rolling Meadows fire March 5, 2015
A 55-year-old man died after he jumped from a third-floor balcony when a fire broke out Wednesday night in the Rolling Meadows condominium building in which he lived, officials said.
Mayor: 'Good Wife' wrong about Evanston politics March 5, 2015
Evanston's mayor took to Twitter to stick up for her city's liberal credentials this week after The CBS drama "The Good Wife" portrayed it as a hot bed of conservatism.
Mistrial in Jodi Arias case after jury deadlocks on sentence March 5, 2015
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the Jodi Arias sentencing case after a jury deadlocked on whether the convicted murderer should be executed or sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.
Skrillex to join Diplo in Jack U as Spring Awakening headliner March 5, 2015
Jack U – the all-star DJ combo of Skrillex and Diplo – will make its Midwest debut at the Spring Awakening Festival on June 12-14 in Soldier Field.
Bears exploring trade options for Brandon Marshall March 5, 2015
The Chicago Bears declined to commit to Brandon Marshall when asked about the veteran wide receiver last month and now the team is exploring trade options five days before the start of the new league year.
AbbVie wins 3-company battle to buy cancer drugmaker for $21B March 5, 2015
Three bidders remained at the last hour, but North Chicago-based AbbVie walked away the winner late Wednesday to buy a California company and its blockbuster blood cancer drug.

The New York Times

Invisible Primary: Scott Walker’s Electoral Record Is Less Impressive Than It Looks March 5, 2015
The Wisconsin governor’s record of winning three elections in four years in a state that often goes Democratic is much cited, but it needs a closer look.
Boston Marathon Victim Who Lost Legs Testifies Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev March 5, 2015
Shortly before one of the bombs went off, the witness, Jeffrey Bauman, saw the defendant acting suspiciously, he said.
Jeb Bush to Visit an Iowa Where Fatigue With His Family Has Set In March 5, 2015
The former Florida governor’s stands on immigration and education do not sit well with party members, some of whom say they are tired of the Bush name.
Ringling Brothers Circus Dropping Elephants From Act March 5, 2015
The animals have been an iconic part of the show, but circus executives decided to phase them out by 2018, pointing to growing public concern over how they are treated.
Motherlode Blog: Teenagers, Dealing With Addiction, on What Might Have Helped March 5, 2015
Students in a rehab program answer the question, “Was there anything that anyone could have said to you that would have affected your drug use?”
At Height of Politics, 5 ‘Colored Girls’ Carry Torch for Inclusion March 5, 2015
A group of black women with roots in Michael Dukakis’s 1988 presidential run are known for their private dinners with political leaders, where the women advocate outreach to minority communities.
Mark Lippert, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Is Hospitalized After Attack March 5, 2015
The ambassador, Mark W. Lippert, was in stable condition after the attack by a South Korean assailant protesting joint American-South Korean military exercises.
Hillary Clinton Asks State Dept. to Review Emails for Public Release March 5, 2015
Mrs. Clinton said on Twitter that she wants the agency to determine which of the 50,000 pages require redaction for security reasons, which could take weeks.

The San Jose Mercury News

Jodi Arias won't be sentenced to death after jury deadlocks March 5, 2015
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias was spared the death penalty Thursday after jurors deadlocked on whether she should be executed or sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.
Plane skids off runway at LaGuardia, crashes through fence March 5, 2015
A plane from Atlanta skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport while landing Thursday, crashing through a chain-link fence and apparently losing its right wing.
Frat hazing: Syracuse pledge frostbitten, may lose four fingers March 5, 2015
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- A Syracuse University pledge may lose four fingers after being forced to crawl in the snow and perform late-night pushups, and two fraternity members face charges for the hazing stunt.
State Dept. will review Hillary Clinton emails for possible release March 5, 2015
The State Department agreed Thursday to review thousands of messages from a private email account that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton used for official government business, but it cautioned that the process will move slowly and perhaps take months.
Florida man kills neighbor, takes body to lawyer's office March 5, 2015
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- A southwest Florida man put his dead neighbor in the bed of his pickup truck and drove to his lawyer's office claiming he'd killed the man in self-defense.
U.S. ambassador attacked: Latest act in South Korea's violent protest history March 5, 2015
A knife attack Thursday that injured the U.S. ambassador to South Korea is the latest act of political violence in a deeply divided country where some protesters portray their causes as matters of life and death.
Elephant acts eliminated by Ringling Bros. March 5, 2015
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision.
South Korea: American ambassador attacked, injured March 5, 2015
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was attacked by a man wielding a razor and screaming that the rival Koreas should be unified, South Korean police and media said Thursday. TV images showed Lippert bleeding from his head and wrist, but his injuries weren't immediately clear. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Lagniappe parents: 'We're fighting to keep the school open' March 5, 2015
Parents at Lagniappe Academies don't believe a state report alleging special education violations and are angry at the Recovery School District for recommending that the school close.
Scholarship applications accepted, Stitch in Time and Tourist Commission meet in St. Bernard March 5, 2015
The St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission will meet March 18 at 4 p.m. at the Visitors' Center, 409 Aycock St. in Arabi. The agenda will include discussion of upcoming events, marketing, and planning for the commission.
Michael Brown's parents plan to file civil suit against City of Ferguson, Darren Wilson March 5, 2015
The announcement came in response to the findings of a Justice Department investigation that charged the Ferguson police department with unfairly targeting blacks but cleared Wilson in Brown's death.
A $60,000 speeding ticket? It happens in Finland, website reports March 5, 2015
A $60,000 speeding ticket? Yes, in Finland, according to Yahoo.com. Reima Kuisla was traveling 64 mph in a 50 mph zone (In Finland, it's 103 kilometers per hour in a 80km/h zone), when he was cited and given a citation...
Kenner man lied about events surrounding girlfriend's death, cops say March 5, 2015
Kenner police investigating the death of Cristen Lacroix say her boyfriend was less than truthful with them about the hours leading up to her death. Investigators subsequently booked Kevin Jago, 33, of 4136 Georgia Ave., Kenner, with obstruction of justice, injuring...
Mistrial in Jodi Arias case after jury deadlocks on sentence for second time March 5, 2015
It marked the second time a jury was unable to reach a decision on her punishment.
Franklinton man guilty of manslaughter in 2011 shooting March 5, 2015
A 45-year-old Franklinton man was found guilty of manslaughter Wednesday (March 4) in the 2011 killing of a man who was beaten in the head with a two-by-four before being shot to death. A Washington Parish jury deliberated about 40 minutes...
LaGuardia Airport closes after Delta jet skids off runway while landing March 5, 2015
Passengers carrying their bags and bundled up in heavy coats and scarves slid down an inflated chute to deplane.

The Guardian, UK

Indian government remains defiant over ban on BBC rape documentary March 5, 2015
BBC film India’s Daughter, about the fatal gang-rape of a Delhi student, was banned in the country, with government threatening legal action against BBCThe Indian government has remained defiant over its ban on a BBC documentary about the 2012 fatal gang-rape of a student in Delhi despite a groundswell of acclaim for the film from prominent Indians who watch […]
Family of Alberto Nisman say Argentina prosecutor's death was homicide March 5, 2015
Nisman, whose mysterious death in January triggered a political earthquake in Argentina, was found shot dead on 19 JanuaryAn independent forensic report has shown that Alberto Nisman, the special prosecutor who accused Argentina’s president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of a secret conspiracy with Iran, was murdered, his family has said.Nisman, whose myster […]
Eye for an eye: Iran blinds man who carried out acid attack March 5, 2015
Other acid attackers have been sentenced to be blinded in Iran but this is the first time it has been carried out, amid condemnation from human rights groups In a literal application of the sharia law of an eye for an eye, an Iranian man convicted of blinding another man in an acid attack has himself been blinded in one eye, marking the first time Iran has c […]
Denmark wants to rebrand part of Sweden as 'Greater Copenhagen' March 5, 2015
Country hopes incorporating southern Swedish region of Skåne will gain the region more business and visitors – but the idea is not universally lovedNot since 1675 has there been such tension on the border. When Denmark’s King Christian V launched a bloody conquest of Skåne, Sweden’s southernmost province and fertile breadbasket, he could hardly have foreseen […]
Liberia almost clear of Ebola after last patient is discharged from care March 5, 2015
West African country must now wait 42 days to be judged free of Ebola after the release of Beatrice Yardolo and with no new cases reported for a weekLiberia released its last Ebola patient on Thursday, a 58-year-old English teacher who described herself as “one of the happiest persons on Earth today”.The discharging of Beatrice Yardolo – who had spent 15 day […]
Plane skids off snowy runway at New York's LaGuardia airport March 5, 2015
Delta plane appears to have made crash landing on day where travel woes caused by a winter storm are plaguing the US from the south-east to New EnglandA plane skidded off the runway at LaGuardia airport in New York on Thursday, the latest example of travel woes plaguing the US from Texas to Connecticut as a major storm stretches across the country. NTSB is g […]
North Korea: knife attack on US ambassador was 'expression of resistance' March 5, 2015
Attack in Seoul that left Mark Lippert needing 80 stitches was ‘just punishment’ for joint US-South Korea military drills, say state mediaNorth Korea has described a knife attack that left the US ambassador in Seoul with a 11cm-long facial wound as “just punishment” for joint US-South Korea military drills.A political extremist with a history of violence, na […]
Ecuador's radical grammar pedants on a mission to correctly punctuate graffiti March 5, 2015
A pair of anonymous vigilantes are cleaning up Quito’s graffiti; by adding accents, inserting commas and placing question marks on sentences scrawled across city wallsIn the dead of night, two men steal through the streets of Quito armed with spray cans and a zeal for reform. They are not political activists or revolutionaries: they are radical grammar pedan […]

The BBC

Thousands flee battle for Iraqi city March 5, 2015
A military operation to retake the Iraqi city of Tikrit from Islamic State forces about 28,000 people to flee their homes, the UN says.
'Boko Haram' kill dozens in Nigeria March 5, 2015
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 45 people in a raid on a remote village in Borno state, north-east Nigeria, witnesses say.
Plane skids off New York runway March 5, 2015
A passenger plane has skidded off the runway at LaGuardia airport in New York City amid snowy conditions.
Argentina prosecutor 'was murdered' March 5, 2015
Independent tests show Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was deliberately killed, his family says
Boston victim 'spotted bomber’ March 5, 2015
A man who lost his legs in the Boston Marathon bombings told the court that he locked eyes with one of the bombers just before the attack.
Top US circus to end elephant act March 5, 2015
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it plans to stop using the animals by 2018.
US envoy survives Korea knife attack March 5, 2015
A militant Korean nationalist slashes the face of the US ambassador to South Korea, with the North calling it a "knife shower of justice".
Facebook rant lands man in UAE jail March 5, 2015
An American has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates for comments he posted on Facebook while in the US.

The Independent, UK

Ryan Pate: Man faces trial in United Arab Emirates for complaining about his employers on Facebook March 5, 2015
Ryan Pate may have had good reason to complain about his employers.
New York City public schools to observe Muslim holidays March 5, 2015
Students in New York City soon will be getting two additional days off school as the city’s school system has decided to recognize two Muslim holidays.
LaGuardia Airport: Lucky escape for dozens as Delta plane skids off runway at New York airport March 5, 2015
A New York airport was the location of high drama on Friday morning as a passenger plane slid off the runway amid wintry conditions and heavy snowfall. Reports said passengers escaped without serious injury.
Ringling Bros. to stop using Asian elephants in the circus March 5, 2015
Ringling Bros., the famous circus company, has revealed that it will be removing Asian elephants from its act in an effort to help protect an endangered species.
Ringling Bros. to stop using elephants in the circus March 5, 2015
Ringling Bros., the famous circus company, has revealed that it will be removing Asian elephants from its act in an effort to help protect an endangered species.
Shania Twain: Country star announces dates for final tour March 5, 2015
Even the best of things must come to an end.
Hillary Clinton tells State Department to release emails from her personal account March 5, 2015
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has instructed the State Department to release all of her emails during her time as the top US diplomat, aiming to cut off criticism that has been growing in recent days.
Ben Carson: Potential presidential candidate issues apology after saying 'straight people choose to be gay' in prison March 5, 2015
Republican Ben Carson’s belief that sexuality is a matter of choice because straight people “turn gay in prison” appeared to last less than 24 hours as the potential presidential candidate was forced to issue an embarrassing apology.

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