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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Relentless Church staffer quits after row with John Gray over ‘eviction’ forced him to go to police
Jacob Johnson was allegedly left so rattled by the response he got when he asked if the church was being evicted during an intense staff meeting with Pastor John Gray of Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, he later quit and ran to the police.
‘Check your heart’ black worship leader tells critics angry he prayed for president in White House
Eddie James, a veteran black worship artist and minister who joined a diverse coalition of leading worship artists like Kari Jobe and her husband Cody Carnes at the White House last Friday to worship and pray with President Donald Trump has pushed back at critics of the group telling them to “check your heart” if they found the visit problematic.
Megachurch pastor steps away from pulpit because he feels far from God, tired in soul
Rev. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, surprised his congregation earlier this month with an announcement that he is stepping away from his ministry for a season because he feels far from God, tired in his soul and needed to recuperate mentally and physically.
President Trump accused of anti-Semitism, says Jews ‘have no choice’ but to vote for him
President Donald Trump has come under fire from Jewish Americans and other critics who accused him of using “anti-Semitic tropes” to portray Jews as wealth obsessed people who will have no choice but to vote for him in 2020.
Atlanta church pays off $10K worth of layaway Christmas gifts for families at Walmart
Christmas came early for 23 families in Atlanta Monday after a church paid off $10,000 worth of merchandise they had on layaway at a local Walmart.
Estimated 900 flu-related deaths as CDC rings alarm on surprise virus
An estimated 900 people have died from flu-related illnesses so far over the last four weeks, indicating the earliest start to the flu season in the U.S. in 15 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nearly half of conservative students say professors rant against President Trump
Nearly half of conservative college students say they have experienced professors, especially those majoring in arts, humanities and social sciences, going off topic to rant against President Donald Trump, according to a recent poll by College Pulse.
Christian sailor who died saving others in Pensacola mass shooting only recently rekindled faith
One of the three heroic sailors who died protecting others during a mass shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday morning had only recently rekindled his faith.
Melissa Joan Hart partners with World Vision to promote life-changing gifts for Christmas
If you’re looking for a gift that will keep on giving this Christmas, global Christian humanitarian organization World Vision has something that will likely do just that and warm your heart in the process.
Kansas City may become first major US city to offer free public bus service
Kansas City, Missouri, could soon become the first U.S. city to offer free public bus service after its city council voted unanimously Thursday for a resolution to eliminate fares for the service.