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Antoine Craigwell

Antoine B. Craigwell graduated from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York with a double major in psychology and journalism. As a journalist, he has written for several publications. His articles have appeared in Fortune Small Business (FSB), the Villager Newspapers in Northeastern Connecticut, The Bronx Times Reporter and The Bronx Times, The Amsterdam News, and recently for The Network Journal, in New York City.

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By Antoine Craigwell
Published on 09/26/2009
 

UPDATE!

Missing week spent praying in a church

By Sr. Correspondent, Antoine Craigwell

(Saturday, Sept 26, 2009) - Just a day short of a full week of worrying by his partner, close friends and family, Kevin Wade Britt, Jr., today reappeared.

 

"Everybody I'm ok. Wow! After a long week of church and revival…," Britt said on his Facebook page.
In the space of an hour of posting his announcement, nine comments were added to his page; most people expressed relief that he is okay and asked him to call them. A friend on Facebook reprimanded him, saying that she was so angry with him that she was "loosing it."

"I'm sorry if I have caused a lot of trouble. I don't have a cell phone so I could not call while I was away," Britt said in his apology.

One person in a Facebook post admonished him, pointing out that he could have deposited .50c in any pay phone to call either his partner or his family.

Britt said he was experiencing a number of things in his life and encountered a religious revival at a church where he spent the week praying.

"I'm sure you all were praying as well and God heard your prayers and kept me safe. Thank you all so much, however I'm dealing with the family," he said.

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UPDATE!

Missing week spent praying in a church

By Sr. Correspondent, Antoine Craigwell

(Saturday, Sept 26, 2009) - Just a day short of a full week of worrying by his partner, close friends and family, Kevin Wade Britt, Jr., today reappeared.

 

"Everybody I'm ok. Wow! After a long week of church and revival…," Britt said on his Facebook page.
In the space of an hour of posting his announcement, nine comments were added to his page; most people expressed relief that he is okay and asked him to call them. A friend on Facebook reprimanded him, saying that she was so angry with him that she was "loosing it."

"I'm sorry if I have caused a lot of trouble. I don't have a cell phone so I could not call while I was away," Britt said in his apology.

One person in a Facebook post admonished him, pointing out that he could have deposited .50c in any pay phone to call either his partner or his family.

Britt said he was experiencing a number of things in his life and encountered a religious revival at a church where he spent the week praying.

"I'm sure you all were praying as well and God heard your prayers and kept me safe. Thank you all so much, however I'm dealing with the family," he said.

According to reports, Britt left to go to his office last Sunday to do some paper work and when 24-hours had passed and he had not returned, his partner, Elias Fishburne, IV, with whom he shared a home, contacted the police, filed a missing person's report and reached out to an expanded circle of friends and acquaintances, including people on Facebook, for help in locating him. Within the space of a week, friends and acquaintances mobilized, reaching out to the police, enquiring why more wasn't being done to locate Britt, and to radio and television stations, and programs to post some type announcement, including on Nancy Grace show.

Up to the time of publishing, Britt had not responded to enquiries for a comment and Fishburne, a hair stylist, is on an assignment in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and unavailable for comment on Britt's return.