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I hate to start off Black History Month writing about the death of another black person at the hands of police, but black history does include black people being more likely to be targeted by police…Peace to the family of Tyre Nichols who was the latest target of the unjust treatment by the faction of police officers who deem themselves judge, jury and executioner of citizens they encounter in the street. And I absolutely agree with all that has happened to the Memphis police officers who committed this latest injustice. And so does Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, but he had more to say on the matter. See a snippet of his Sunday sermon, which he delivered in front of life-sized images of the five black police officers, below…

“We got to ask what was broken in these men that they found satisfaction in hurting another brother…And of those five men, three of them are college-educated. I want to say to you thugs are not always on street corners. Sometimes we’ve got thugs in suits, and we’ve got thugs in uniform. And if we believe that black lives matter, we don’t care what color you are, we’ve got to hold our entire community to a standard of what is right. The other question is, these five police officers were charged, they were arrested, they were fired, and I believe that all of them should be fired, all of them should be charged, but I want to say to you on record, where is the white officer holding the taser? How come his picture is not on the news and how come his name has not been called? Not only him, I want the emergency medical technicians who sat around and did nothing for 23 minutes while our brother died. I want all of them charged. I want all of them persecuted. And I want all of them investigated. It is not just taking place in Memphis. It is taking place in Atlanta. It’s taking place in Baltimore. It’s taking place in Chicago. And all of these units that are really gangs with badges have got to be disarmed immediately!”

What say you? Do you agree with Pastor Bryant’s statements?

I know that policing is a hard job, and it takes a certain type of individual to be a police officer. And I am certainly not equipped nor do I want to be equipped to be one. However, policing needs to be reformed in a countrywide and clearly demonstrative manner. And if that does not happen, unfortunately this tragedy is likely to take place yet again.

Any thoughts?

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Well, since I can’t recap messy fake pastor drama on OWN’s Greenleaf anymore, recapping messy real pastor drama will have to do…

Former First Lady and current Real Housewives of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant recently told The Breakfast Club that she and Pastor Jamal Bryant, who were divorced but reconciled, are no longer dating after all. See her statement below…

“We were working on us getting back together and being back together but he lives in Atlanta and I live In Maryland and with the pandemic, we realize it’s just not the right time. It’s just not going to work.”

Below is the entire interview if you’re interested…

The last time I reported on Pastor Bryant it was in this post: Pastor Tunya Griffin, Alleged Former ‘Girl Friend’ of Pastor Jamal Bryant, Refutes Statements He Made in His Clap Back Video…

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I hope you had a socially distant Christmas with your family, friends and loved ones! I did  So y’all, last week, I wrote this post Why New Birth Pastor Dr. Jamal Bryant Was Right to Respond to ‘Real Housewife’ Monique Samuels & Say He Won’t Appear on the Show Again…Apparently, I made a mistake so let me correct that first of all. In the paragraph which starts with, “And most revealingly about Monique, he revealed that while she is steady calling him out, she has been calling him, trying to get a come up,” I attributed the quotes that follow to being about Monique, but actually Pastor Bryant was referring to woman he dated who lives in New York. During episode of 1 of the RHOP reunion, Monique provided information regarding his former girl friend’s texts with Pastor Bryant as well as some of the conversations he had with this woman. Read the rest HERE.

I don’t think they broke up over the pandemic…I believe it has to do with what I wrote about in the above post…And some believe they had reconciled in the first place and that it was all for The Real Housewives of Potomac show…

The Real Housewives of Potomac will return for Season 6 in July 11 on Bravo.

Any thoughts?

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The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the King Center’s  week-long celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy although it has been modified. The culminating program for the celebration 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service will be held on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday tomorrow per usual; however, the service will be online. Below is the lineup and how you can register to attend virtually.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Bishop TD Jakes, Bishop of The Potter’s House

REMARKS:

Kirk Franklin, Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Artist and Author

Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary General

DR. KING TRIBUTE:

Ndaba Mandela

Tamika Mallory

Yasmin Poole

Ashley Woods

PRESIDERS:

Reverend Natosha Reid Rice

Pastor Sam Collier

Dr. Bernice A. King, The King Center

PERFORMANCES:

Angella Christie, Gospel Saxophonist,

Tammy Taylor, Gospel Recording Artist

Jekalyn Carr, Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist, Actress and Author

Dr. Joyce Finch Johnson, Organist

Dr. Patrice Turner and the Commemorative Choir, Ebenezer Baptist Church

YOUTH PRESENTATION:

Dr. Connie F. Lindsey

CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS:

Moderator– Nona Jones, Head of Faith-Based Partnerships, Facebook

Pastor Jamal Bryant, Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Free Chapel

Rev. Natosha Reid Rice, All Saints’ Episcopal Church

Pastor Sam Collier, Lead Pastor, Hillsong Atlanta

SPECIAL CONCERT FEATURING :

Jekalyn Carr, Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist, Actress and Author

Introduced by Kirk Franklin, 16-Time Grammy Award Winner

(Immediately Following the Service)

In partnership with KidsRights

www.kidsrights.org

The event will be live streamed on multiple platforms, including Facebook, The King Center web page, and other sources, as well as televised locally on Fox 5 Atlanta. To register, click HERE.

Any thoughts?

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