Black Pastors

Rev. Charles Southall III of New Orleans has pleaded guilty to money laundering after defrauding his church and parishioners of $900,000.
/ October 19, 2022
A Missouri pastor has issued an apology for calling his congregation “’poor, broke, busted” during a sermon that has gone viral. 
/ August 18, 2022
Todd posted regrets for being “disgusting,” but the megachurch pastor’s viral moment continues to trend on social media.
/ January 19, 2022
Black pastors and allied clergy will convene outside of the Glynn County courthouse in Georgia to pray for the family of Ahmaud Arbery.
/ November 17, 2021
Attorney Kevin Gough apologized after saying that he did not want “any more black pastors,” in the court during the murder trial.
/ November 13, 2021
Black pastors react to defense attorney’s name courtroom statements during trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
/ November 12, 2021
The lawyer for one of the accused killers of Ahmaud Arbery said he did not want “Black pastors” in court with the victim’s family.
/ November 11, 2021
Erica Campbell took to Instagram to urge clergymen to think twice before clicking ‘like’ on photos of hotties in sexy bikinis on IG.
/ January 26, 2021
Southern Baptist Convention’s leadership declined to change the names of buildings named after slaveholders.
/ January 24, 2021
Kalamazoo pastor Rev. Stricjavvar “Strick” Strickland thegrio.com
A pastor in Kalamazoo is alleged to have sexually abused teenaged boys and paid them to have sex with his wife.
/ August 25, 2020
Gerald O. Greer, a Virginia pastor has died after holding service one day before Virginia issued a ban on gatherings over 10 people.
/ April 13, 2020
black preachers donald Trump
An open letter from Black preachers on why Donald Trump is the most divisive leader our country has ever witnessed.
/ August 4, 2018
Cynthia Nixon thegrio.com
New York gubernatorial candidate and former Sex in the City star Cynthia Nixon has upset some Black religious leaders with her recent comments about the war on drugs.
/ May 14, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
At just 21 years old, Leah Levell is the newest African-American member of the Strategic Initiatives team of the Republican […]
/ July 22, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Helping people get out of debt is passion work for me. Today, African-Americans are significantly more likely to have some type of debt (94 percent) compared to the general population (82 percent).
/ October 20, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
A group of Los Angeles pastors are protesting the foreclosure proceedings on a number churches, to be executed by a black-owned bank that was created to serve a once-segregated black population.
/ November 12, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
(AP) – Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day…
/ September 17, 2012