By The Admin on September 29, 2010
Politico
- The Republican Party has nominated 14 black House candidates this year, an unusually high number for a party that doesn’t currently have any black members in its congressional ranks.
“There’s been a perception that the black community is a monolithic thinking, looking and voting community, and when people see the average black person, they assume [...]
Posted in 2010 Elections, Congress, Party Politics
By The Admin on September 29, 2010
CNN
- After a precautionary overnight hospital stay for an upset stomach, former President Jimmy Carter was feeling “normal” Wednesday morning and planned to resume his scheduled activities as soon as possible, the hospital said.
However, doctors at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, recommended that Carter go through additional observation throughout the day Wednesday before being [...]
Posted in White House
By The Admin on September 29, 2010
One of the young men accusing megachurch Bishop Eddie Long of coercing him into a sexual relationship told a TV interviewer that he loved the pastor and considered him a father figure, but still called him a “predator” and a “monster.”
“I loved him and I’m always going to have love for the things he taught [...]
Posted in Outside of the Political Realm | Tagged Eddie Long, New Birth Missionary Baptist
By The Admin on September 29, 2010
Ten U.S. cities are recruiting volunteers to help with local problems such as flood recovery and childhood obesity as part of a nationwide emphasis on service led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Bloomberg founded a volunteer corps in his city last year in response to President Barack Obama’s call for more Americans to do service [...]
Posted in State & Local News
By The Admin on September 28, 2010
Michael McCray
- “I am not a perfect man,” proclaimed Bishop Eddie Long from the pulpit of New Birth Missionary Church after a weeklong series of withering media attacks. For full disclosure, I like Bishop Long and I sincerely hope that he’s innocent. But right or wrong, the attacks on Bishop Long and New Birth are [...]
Posted in BPOTW Guest Submissions | Tagged Eddie Long, New Birth Missionary Baptist
