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.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Bible sales surged in 2024 but is it a cause for celebration?
While total U.S. print book sales were up less than 1% this year through the end of October, Bible sales surged 22% compared to the same period last year, according to book tracker Circana BookScan. But is this a cause for celebration among Christians?
Michael Brown admits to ‘lack of judgment’ as woman accuses him of sexual misconduct
Michael Brown, host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program, who is also president, founder, and professor of practical theology at FIRE School of Ministry, admitted to a “definite lack of judgment” but denied allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct with a former female staffer he said he treated like a “family member” 23 years ago.
Todd Bentley recovers from coma caused by high blood pressure linked to ‘uncontrollable stress’
Fresh Fire USA leader Todd Bentley claims he experienced a “miracle” after he recently recovered from what he described as a 10-hour coma that he said doctors told him was triggered by a spike in his blood pressure they suspect is “linked to uncontrollable stress.”
TD Jakes files defamation lawsuit against man who accused him of sexual assault
A day after suffering “a slight health incident” while preaching on Sunday, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, filed a defamation lawsuit against former-pastor-turned registered sex offender Duane Youngblood, who alleged he was sexually assaulted by Jakes when he was a teenager some 40 years ago.
Human trafficking survivor reveals how she escaped abuse and manipulation
Moments after human trafficking survivor Chereese Smith began telling her story inside a conference room at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan, on Monday morning, the audience hushed. It was the first time that the 32-year-old, who now works for global anti-human trafficking organization A21, would reveal her real name to the public.
Daystar President Joni Lamb accuses son Jonathan of attempted blackmail, smear campaign
President and co-founder of the Texas-based Daystar Television Network, Joni Lamb, has accused her son, Jonathan Lamb, of attempted blackmail and running a smear campaign in a power struggle for leadership after he alleged she covered up the sexual abuse of his daughter by a family member in the wake of his recent firing.
Human traffickers using AI to entice, exploit children online, expert warns
Generative Artificial Intelligence, a type of AI that can create new content like text, images, audio and videos, is now being used by human traffickers to entice and exploit children, an official with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has warned.
TD Jakes suffers ‘slight health incident’ during Sunday sermon after praying Psalm 19:14
T.D. Jakes, founder of The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, is in “stable” condition after suffering “a slight health incident” after praying Psalm 19:14 during his Sunday morning service, his church has confirmed.
Family of US missionary murdered in Angola struggling through grief as they prepare for funeral
The family of murdered American missionary Beau Shroyer, whose wife has been accused of plotting his Oct. 25 murder with three men in Angola, say they have been struggling through grief as they prepare for his funeral at the end of this month.
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