One of the men filing suit against Bishop Eddie Long has broken his silence. 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 […]

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Getty Images / Amanda Edwards From 11 Alive News: A December 2004 march in downtown Atlanta called for a return to family values in the African American community, as defined by Eddie Long, leader of a Lithonia mega-church called New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Those values included straight marriages only — and denounced gay relationships. […]

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From the AJC.com: MARTA riders were adjusting Monday to changes to their weekday commutes brought about by service cuts. MARTA service reductions went into effect Saturday. The agency cut 10 percent of bus service and 14 percent of rail service as it tried to address an estimated $109 million deficit. Government and transit agencies across […]

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Sorry kids, President Obama wants to extend the school year by a month. “That month makes a difference,” the President said Monday in an appearance on the “Today” show. And while “that’s going to cost some money,” he said, “that would be money well spent.” Obama’s interview kicked off a special NBC News series on […]