John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean was an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City. His father, John Sr., who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. An Oklahoma pastor was arrested for sexual battery — just one day after he delivered a sermon about letting “bygones be bygones.” ...

AS THE ARREST WARRANT SAYS HE TARGETED WOMEN AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HE WAS BUILDING. WE’VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE HE WAS A PASTOR AT A CHURCH IN MIDWEST CITY. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS ...

Kumuyi, will be in attendance. Kumuyi, the General Superintendent and Founder of Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) based in Lagos, Nigeria, is pastor of the third-largest church in the world ...

Two North Texas pastors in the past week are facing accusations of inappropriate relationships with a minor. A North Texas pastor was arrested Thursday on charges that he sexually abused a child ...

Rev. Stephen F. Kanonik, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and pastor of St. Benedict Parish on Irving Park Road in Chicago, died Jan. 7, at the age of 68. Kanonik was born Aug. 23, 1956, in ...

An irate California pastor has gone viral for his sermon hitting out at the state's Democratic leadership as deadly wildfires continue to spread across Los Angeles. Jack Hibbs, the founding pastor ...

The duo were reportedly taken to the Keffi Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) on Monday evening following a remand order the Nigerian Police Force secured from the ...

Rev. James Flynn, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and pastor emeritus of Holy Name of Mary Parish on 112th Street in Chicago, died Sunday, at the age of 82. Flynn was born March 4, 1942, ...

A pastor at a Pasco, Washington, church has been indicted on 26 counts of fraud for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of millions between 2021 and 2023. The US ...

The ISP conducted the operation as part of a multifaceted effort to address human trafficking. The Bloomington Police Department and the McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office were among the agencies ...

Pastor Williams Folorunsho Kumuyi of the Deeper Christian Life Bible Church has introduced an AI chat to answer Christian questions The AI chatbot is known as AskKumuyi AI, and it answers Christian ...