UPDATED (December 3, 2011) DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Vanessa Long, who stood by her husband Bishop Eddie Long as the Georgia mega-church pastor battled accusations that he seduced four young men with cars, clothes and trips, said Friday through an attorney that she is proceeding with plans to end their 21-year marriage. Her announcement late […]
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Shuttlesworth Eclipsed by King in Life and Death
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — When a little-known Black Baptist preacher named Martin Luther King took the helm of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott in 1955, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was already in Birmingham trying to start a movement, but nobody was paying attention. Shuttlesworth was from a small church. His credentials and pedigree made it […]
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Rev. Joseph E. Lowery Celebrates 90th Birthday
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery is being saluted in Atlanta for his legacy as a civil rights icon. Lowery turned 90 years old on Friday and is being honored on Sunday night. The event also is a fundraiser for his Institute for Justice and Human Rights. The lieutenant of the Rev. Martin […]
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Black College Leaders Meet to Discuss Challenges
ATLANTA (AP) — As American colleges and universities gear up to meet a presidential goal to deepen the nation’s pool of college grads, historically black institutions face extra pressure from threats to the financial support that many of their students depend on, the presidents of some colleges said Thursday. About 100 presidents of historically black […]
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First Lady Shares Wisdom at Spelman College Graduation
ATLANTA (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama was welcomed with thunderous cheers and told the 550 graduating from Spelman College, an historically Black women’s school, that no matter where they go, they need to bring the school’s ideals to the world. The graduates welled with pride upon her arrival, even as she clapped enthusiastically for […]