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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Pastor Donald Tabb's Body Found in Gulf of Mexico After Boating Accident
Three days after he went missing during a boating accident, authorities said they found the body of 85-year-old founding pastor of The Chapel on Campus, Donald Tabb, in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday.
Neighbor Refuses to Return Christian Hispanic Man's Trampoline Because He Didn't Speak Like a 'White Person'
A Colorado man has allegedly refused to return a trampoline belonging to a Hispanic Christian man and his multi-racial family after it was blown into his yard by a windstorm because his neighbor did not ask to have his property back like a "a white person."
Juanita Bynum Reunites With TD Jakes for 'Woman Thou Art Loosed' Conference
Nearly 20 years after her controversial exit from the lineup of Bishop T.D. Jakes' popular "Woman Thou Art Loosed" annual conference, televangelist Juanita Bynum is set to return to the stage of the event that made her a household name this fall.
Christian Teen With Perfect GPA Accepted by 113 Colleges With $4.5M in Merit Scholarships
A North Carolina teenager with a 4.0 GPA who applied with faith and perseverance to 115 colleges and universities was accepted to all of them except two, earning more than $4.5 million in merit-based scholarships.
Mike Pence Reveals President Trump Routinely Requests Prayer at Meetings
While President Donald Trump's licentious past has been the subject of multiple reports lately, Vice President Mike Pence revealed on the National Day of Prayer Thursday that the New York City billionaire is quite principled when it comes to praying for direction about the nation's business.
Paul Ryan Reinstates House Chaplain After Priest Withdraws Resignation Claiming Anti-Catholic Bias
House Speaker Paul Ryan agreed to reinstate the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy as House chaplain Thursday after the priest defiantly withdrew his forced resignation in a letter alleging anti-Catholic bias by Ryan's chief of staff and daring Ryan to fire him instead.
Donald Tabb, Founding Pastor of The Chapel on Campus, Feared Dead After Boating Accident
More than 24 hours since his boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River Wednesday morning, Rev. Donald Tabb, the 85-year-old founding pastor of The Chapel on Campus, is still missing and feared dead.
Illinois Senate Approves Bill Requiring Public Schools to Teach LGBT History
The Illinois Senate approved a bill Wednesday requiring all public schools in the state to teach about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in history.
Trump Now Admits He Paid Porn Star to Keep Quiet About Alleged Affair
President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday morning that he paid a porn star to keep quiet about an alleged affair just weeks before the 2016 election, while also claiming the affair never happened.
Church of the Highlands Announces New Campus to Help Fight Crime in One of America's Most Violent Cities
Chris Hodges, founder and leader of Church of the Highlands, Alabama's largest church, announced Sunday that he has teamed up with leaders in the city of Birmingham to help fight crime in one of the city's most violent neighborhoods through a new innovative church plant to be launched this fall.