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(NBCNEWYORK)  Police are probing whether a death leap taken by a Rutgers student is related to a sex-taping scandal in which two Rutgers students secretly filmed another 18-year-old student’s sexual encounter and streamed it live on the Internet. Law enforcement officials tell NBCNewYork that  Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi committed suicide last Wednesday by leaping […]

As we grow up we have visions and dreams of grandeur for our family, finances, careers and our future. However those dreams quickly fade away once the reality of life appears.  

(AOLNEWS)  SOUTH GATE, Calif. (Sept. 28) — The Los Angeles Times should remove teacher performance ratings from its website after the apparent suicide of a teacher despondent over his score, which was published in August, the union representing Los Angeles school teachers said. United Teachers Los Angeles has also asked school administrators to join with […]

(NEWSONE)  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived.   The money was pledged by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in March for use […]

In Black in America’s third year, CNN will focus on the church. Spiritual and gospel music has always been at the heart of the black church.  To honor this rich tradition, CNN is inviting choirs around the world of all denominations to sing as one. How to participate: Gather your choir and sing a very […]

In an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta, Jamal Parris said Eddie Long “turned his back on us when he had no more need for us. That’s not a father, that’s a predator.” “I loved him,” Parris said. “I’m always going to have love for the things that he taught me. But how he left us hurt […]

It is a basic animalistic reaction for a mother to protect her children. You see it in the wild with animals from small to big. A mother senses danger is near and she pounces on the predator before he even has a chance to come close to her young. We accept it because they are […]

Lithonia, Georgia (CNN) — Baptist televangelist Eddie Long said Sunday he will fight allegations that he coerced young male church members into having sex with him. “I am not the man that has been portrayed on television,” he told his congregation. Speaking publicly about the accusations for the first time, Long did not address the […]

Today, we salute a general and honor his legacy of holiness, his example of faith and his dedication to both ministry and music. We will miss you Bishop Kenneth Moales, Sr. We love you and thank you for impacting our lives in a special way. May God’s angels be with his family, friends and all […]

VIA: CNN.com Five days after the first of four lawsuits was filed claiming he coerced young males into sexual relationships, Georgia pastor Eddie Long took to the pulpit Sunday to tell his side of the story. Speaking to the massive congregation packed into the Atlanta-area New Birth Missionary Baptist Church for an 8 a.m. service, […]

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Georgia pastor Eddie Long took to the pulpit to tell his side of the story on Sunday, days after four lawsuits were filed claiming he coerced young males into sexual relationships. Speaking to the massive congregation packed into the Atlanta-area New Birth Missionary Baptist Church for an 8 a.m. service, Long […]

VIA: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A fourth man alleges that when he was a teenager, he had sexual relations with Bishop Eddie Long. Meanwhile, Long, during a Friday conference call with supporters, said he was “under attack,” WGCL-TV reports. “We will arise through this situation, and go forward, and we are moving forward,” WGCL quotes Long. […]