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Gospel Music and the Blues. Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. [2] Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979.
The Franklin Credit Union was raided by authorities investigating the embezzlement of tens of millions in November 1988. The Nebraska Legislature organized a state committee in December 1988 to look into both the credit union embezzlement and the child prostitution allegations named the Franklin Committee, [ 5 ] led by state Senator Loran ...
The first sentence of this article: The Franklin Coverup Scandal began on June 29, 1989, when the front page of the Washington Times bore the headline "Homosexual Prostitution Inquiry ensnares VIPs with Reagan, Bush", and ended when a grand jury concluded the charges were a "carefully crafted hoax".
In 2009, another book about the scandal and alleged coverup, The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal, was published by investigative journalist Nick Bryant. Bryant's work built on work done by former Nebraska State Senator John DeCamp and included contemporary interviews with many of the parties associated with the ...
Respected investigative journalist Nick Bryant has written a new book about the Franklin child prostitution ring and its connection to high-level U.S. politicians, The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal. This is a carefully researched work, released in August, 2009 after seven years of renewed investigation.
Rev. Kyev Tatum Sr. knew Kirk Franklin would be special when the then-4-year-old started playing piano at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church in the 1970s. ... Franklin was born on Jan. 26 ...
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The Franklin legislative committee expressed concern that the grand jury indicted two people who said they were victims of or witnesses to sexual abuse. "Alisha Owen and Paul Bonacci are charged with perjury and Troy Boner and Danny King are not," the Franklin legislative committee report said.