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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Hero dog Zero dies protecting family after 16-y-o boy shoots up party
A Houston family says their beloved dog prevented what could have been a bloodbath in their home when it bravely fought with a teenage gunman who wounded several members of their household and eventually took their dog’s life during a birthday party.
Benny Hinn shoots down rumor he was hospitalized, dances to show he’s doing well
Controversial televangelist and "faith healer" Benny Hinn shot down a rumor Sunday that he was hospitalized after supporters as far away as Africa urged prayers for him.
After devastating cyclone, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi look to God
Ten days after Cyclone Idai left at least 750 dead and more than 100,000 scrounging for survival in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi on southeast Africa’s Indian Ocean coast, government officials and others turned to God for comfort in worship services on Sunday.
Meet the pastor who’s on a mission to save thousands of dying American churches
As thousands of churches die annually across America, the Rev. Paul Marzahn says he's on a mission to save others from suffering the same fate.
Boy, 5, fatally crushed by granite table top at Texas church
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is still trying to determine how a five year old boy managed to topple over a ceramic table top that crushed him to death as he played at a church in Houston, Texas on Thursday night.
Pastor convicted in historic hack-based insider trading gets 5 years in prison, ordered to pay $14.4M
Vitaly Korchevsky, a former hedge fund manager and pastor was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $14 million in forfeiture for his role in what the FBI billed as the largest known computer hacking and securities fraud scheme.
Bible teacher fired from Christian school for inappropriate relationship with student
Students, parents and staff at the Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, are reeling in shock after school officials announced Thursday that a popular Bible teacher was fired for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a student.
Opposition to reparations for slavery is of the devil, prominent SBC pastor says
Prominent Southern Baptist Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile said conservative opposition to the idea of reparations for slavery is of the devil.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signs bill banning abortion based on sex, race or disability
Aborting a fetus due to her race, gender or disability is now illegal in Kentucky.
Rapper DMX delivers prayer about God’s favor at Kanye West’s growing ‘Sunday Service’
Rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons delivered a prayer about God’s favor during Kanye West’s growing and exclusive “Sunday Service” event over the weekend.
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