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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Lecrae, Natalie Grant, gospel stars join Kirk Franklin in boycott of TBN, Dove Awards
Rapper Lecrae, Marvin Sapp, contemporary Christian artist Natalie Grant and an avalanche of gospel and secular artists are voicing their support for Kirk Franklin’s boycott of TBN, the Gospel Music Association, and the Dove Awards until they address the musicians' diversity concerns.
Church in ‘shock’ after Florida pastor, father of 2 facing rape allegations, kills himself
A Florida church is now grappling with “shock” and loss after their former senior pastor, Rev. Bryan Fulwider, who was facing allegations that he repeatedly raped a teenage girl while he was her pastor, killed himself at home on Sunday.
Priest denies communion to Joe Biden over his abortion advocacy
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden was denied communion at a South Carolina church Sunday because of his abortion advocacy.
Kirk Franklin announces boycott of TBN, Gospel Music Association, Dove Awards over diversity concerns
Gospel star Kirk Franklin announced that he is boycotting Trinity Broadcasting Network, the Gospel Music Association, the Dove Awards and any of the organization’s affiliated events until they address issues of diversity.
Pastor Andy Savage launches new church as Beth Moore offers comfort to his sexual assault victim
Former Highpoint Church Teaching Pastor Andy Savage who criticized the #ChurchToo movement as "very attacking" after he was forced to resign in 2018 over a 20-year-old sexual assault involving a teenage parishioner while he was her youth pastor has launched a new church and his victim isn’t happy about it.
How the American church is grappling in a society that's abandoning God
Millions of Americans who were once committed Christians are increasingly disengaging with their religion, and churches have been struggling with the postmodern culture shift in which there are no absolute answers.
Former pastor Ryan Bell on why he abandoned his Christian faith: I gave it my best shot
Ryan J. Bell, former pastor of the Hollywood Adventist Church in California, launched an experiment to live without God on New Year’s Eve in 2013 after preaching for 20 years. A year later, he concluded that God did not exist.
Paula White: Christians will 'stand accountable before God' if they vote against Trump
Televangelist Paula White said that Christians who don't support President Donald Trump will have to answer to God.
Christian, ex-world arm wrestling champ arrested for selling ‘Apricots from God’ to cure cancer
Jason Vale, a devout Christian, cancer survivor, former world arm wrestling champion and his mother were arrested in New York City Wednesday after making nearly $1 million in the last six years selling apricot seeds online as a cure for cancer branded “Apricots from God.”
'Beyoncé Mass' for black women to find healing and empowerment comes to two NYC churches
Womanist worship services known as "Beyoncé Mass" will be held at two churches on Wednesday and Thursday.
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