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Bishop Eddie Long Dies From an ‘Aggressive Cancer’ at 63
Bishop Eddie Long, the embattled pastor of Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist, has died from an “aggressive form of cancer,” according to the church. He was 63 years old. New Birth issued a statement to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday confirming his death. Long made his last public appearance two weeks ago; the senior…
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Did Donald Trump Just Come for John Lewis During MLK Weekend?
As if he’s physically addicted to controversy (or attention), President-elect Donald Trump attacked civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) during the Martin Luther King Day weekend. And the fallout has exploded all over social media. The brouhaha started yesterday when Lewis, who actually organized with King and was brutally beaten by police in Selma,…
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Federal Eric Garner Probe Will Most Likely Be Resolved by Jeff Sessions
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch will not complete the Justice Department’s investigation into the choke hold death of Eric Garner before she leaves office, according to a report released Friday. The federal civil rights probe was launched months after Garner’s July 2014 death on Staten Island in New York City, when he was placed in a…
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Bush Daughters Pen Sweet Letter to Malia and Sasha Obama
Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, the fraternal twin daughters of President George W. Bush, penned a touching letter to the outgoing first daughters this week. In the letter, published in Time magazine on Thursday, Barbara and Jenna began by recounting “that cold November day” they gave Malia and Sasha Obama a tour of the…
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City of Biloxi, Miss., Renames MLK Day and Surely Regrets It Now
The city of Biloxi got serious flak last night when it announced on its Twitter account that city offices would be closed Monday in “observance of Great Americans Day.” Non-emergency municipal offices in Biloxi will be closed on Monday in observance of Great Americans Day.— City of Biloxi (@CityofBiloxi) January 13, 2017 Great Americans Day,…
