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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President Trump Calls for Death Penalty for NYC Terror Suspect Sayfullo Saipov
President Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for Sayfullo Saipov, the unrepentant 29-year-old Uzbekistan immigrant suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 11 others in a terror attack in New York City Tuesday.
NewSpring Church Founder Perry Noble Announces Divorce From Wife of 17 Years, Asks for Prayers
Popular founder of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, Perry Noble, who was fired in July 2016 for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions," announced Wednesday that after 17 years of marriage he is getting a divorce from his wife, Lucretia.
Pro-life Movement Celebrates Confirmation of 'Catholic Pentecostal' Amy Barrett as Circuit Court Judge
Members of the pro-life movement celebrated Tuesday after Amy Coney Barrett, a devout "Catholic Pentecostal" mother of seven was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday to serve as a judge for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Abortion rights activists however are outraged.
Planned Parenthood Sparks Outrage for Telling Black Mothers It's Safer to Abort Babies Than Give Birth
Planned Parenthood has sparked another heated debate over its controversial relationship with the black community after an arm of the abortion giant suggested Tuesday that black women are better off having abortions than carrying a pregnancy to full term in America.
Sayfullo Saipov, Suspect in NYC Halloween Terror Attack, Pledged Loyalty to ISIS
Sayfullo Saipov, the 29-year-old Uzbekistan immigrant suspected of killing eight people and injuring at least 11 others in a terror attack after he allegedly drove a rented Home Depot pickup truck down a bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon pledged loyalty to the Islamic State, law enforcement officials said.
Faith Leaders Call Out Segregation of American Church on Reformation's 500th Anniversary
In the spirit of the legendary 95 theses of German priest and scholar Martin Luther addressing widespread abuse in the church in his day, the Mosaix Global Network led by Mark DeYmaz, presented 95 theses from an international group of church leaders calling out the segregation of the American church on the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.
Senate Confirms Notre Dame Prof, 'Catholic Pentecostal' Mom of 7, to Serve as 7th Circuit Court Judge
Amy Coney Barrett, a devout "Catholic Pentecostal" mother of seven who teaches and researches at the University of Notre Dame Law School was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Monday to serve as a judge for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago despite concerns raised by some lawmakers about her devotion to her faith.
Rose McGowan, Leading Voice Against Harvey Weinstein, Has Warrant Issued for Her Arrest
Rose McGowan, one of the leading voices against sexual harassment in Hollywood who claimed earlier this month that disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her, now has a warrant issued for her arrest.
Michigan Megachurch Spent $28.5M on Expansion So People Can Be 'More Merciful and Hospitable'
Calvary Church, a 3,000-member church in Michigan, recently revealed that it spent some $28.5 million to expand its facilities on its 26-acre campus to help people become "more merciful and hospitable."
ACLU Sues to Remove Obama Era Restrictions on Abortion Pill Mifeprex
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration to lift what it says are onerous and medically unnecessary restrictions on a popular abortion pill called Mifeprex that were renewed in 2016 by the Obama administration.