
Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
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Elevation Church fires Youth Pastor Tim Somers amid abuse investigation at Texas megachurch
Tim Somers, a youth pastor with Steven Furtick's Elevation Church in North Carolina, was fired from his role after he was accused of engaging in inappropriate conduct with former students at Oaks Church in Texas, where he served as an intern and staff member more than 10 years ago.
Megachurch Pastor Solomon Kinloch launches bid to become mayor of Detroit
With big plans to fight poverty, increase access to affordable housing and eliminate food deserts, Solomon Kinloch Jr., leader of the more than 35,000-member Triumph Church in Detroit, Michigan, launched his bid to become the city's mayor Wednesday.
TD Jakes denies claims he ‘harbored carnal desires’ for men in defense of defamation lawsuit
Megachurch Pastor T.D. Jakes has formally denied allegations he sexually assaulted former pastor Duane Youngblood when he was a teenager or his older brother, Pastor Richard Edwin Youngblood, in a legal response to a motion seeking to dismiss his defamation lawsuit against his accusers.
Faith Life Church leaders suggest 'another side' to story amid sexual abuse claims against son
Faith Life Church founders Gary and Drenda Keesee suggested that there is another side to the story regarding recent allegations of sexual abuse against their son Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee as the Licking County Sheriff's Office in Ohio took on the investigation of the claims that have rocked the multi-campus megachurch in Ohio.
Religious leaders back NYC Mayor Eric Adams as Gov. Kathy Hochul considers removing him
An interfaith group of religious leaders called for “four more years” in office for Mayor Eric Adams as Gov. Kathy Hochul considered using her executive power to remove him from office after being pressed to do so by fellow Democrats.
Duluth Vineyard, Vineyard USA to discuss accountability for sex abuse as they face multiple lawsuits
As they now face multiple civil lawsuits related to sexual abuse, leaders of the Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, and its parent organization, Vineyard USA, are set to meet next month to discuss ways to increase accountability on a national level for sexual abuse.
Lakewood Church shooting to be reviewed by grand jury as status of boy shot in head remains unclear
The investigation of a shooting at Lakewood Church last year ahead of a Sunday worship service involving a mother who opened fire inside the megachurch while she was with her 7-year-old son before being killed by off-duty officers will be reviewed by a grand jury.
Hillsong Church loses another US campus as San Francisco location separates
The number of Hillsong Church campuses in the United States has now fallen to just five after leaders in the global Australia-based megachurch announced Sunday that Hillsong San Francisco — led by pastors Brenden and Jacqui Brown — is separating from the Hillsong brand and will be independently run under a new name.
Nearly 50,000 sign up for Pastor Jamal Bryant’s Target boycott over DEI rollback
Nearly 50,000 people have signed up for megachurch Pastor Jamal Bryant's 40-day boycott of retail giant Target, set to start at the beginning of Lent on March 5 in response to the company's recent decision to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Mother shoots self, 4 daughters in head; father asks world to pray for lone survivor
A small Wyoming town and two fathers are grappling with grief and anger after a woman struggling with her mental health killed three of her four daughters before shooting herself in the head on Monday.