Leonardo Blair
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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Late popular conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh who died last month after battling lung cancer helped plan his own funeral and was buried last Wednesday confident of his place in heaven according to his widow, Kathryn Limbaugh.
Donald Trump ‘thinks he’s like a god’ after golden statue emerges at CPAC, Michael Cohen says
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Veritas Forum cancels discussion on critical race theory after uproar over speaker
The Veritas Forum, a non-profit group that explores truth and life through various disciplines, including religion and science, apologized Monday and canceled a discussion on critical race theory after critics pointed out that one of their featured speakers was not a leading expert on race and Christianity.
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Broden Frolek, a 19-year-old North Dakota State University student who suffered multiple fractures and brain injury after a near-fatal crash last fall, says he now prays multiple times a day as his family credits God with saving his life.
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Oklahoma state senator wants ban on critical race theory in public schools
Branding the idea as “divisive,” Republican Oklahoma State Sen. Shane Jett is now pushing to ban critical race theory from being taught in local public schools.
Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan donate new roof to Texas women’s ministry after winter storm
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Jeremiah Johnson suspends online ministry after inaccurately prophesying Trump 2nd term
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Young father in distress shoots himself inside Ohio church, planned to rededicate life to God
A young father in mental distress and whose family say was also trying to rededicate his life to God, shot himself inside an Ohio church where he went to get help Monday night.