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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Kevin Spacey Apologizes for Sexually Molesting 14-Y-O Boy But Says He Doesn't Remember It
Hours after actor Anthony Rapp alleged that Kevin Spacey, one of Hollywood's biggest names tried to sexually molest him when he was just 14, Spacey is now being criticized for coming out as gay in an attempt to shift the narrative.
Mom Who Beat Daughter for Not Reciting Bible Verses Correctly Sent to Prison
A mother who allegedly assaulted her 13-year-old daughter after she failed to correctly recite Bible verses earlier this year was sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in state prison Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, strangulation, terroristic threats and endangering the welfare of a child.
12-Y-O Boy Jumps Out of Moving Car After Alleged Gay Gunman Abducts Him, Asks for Kiss
The family of a 12-year-old Virginia boy who was abducted by a gunman who asked him for a kiss on Sunday afternoon are now praising God after the boy jumped out of the man's moving vehicle and survived with only minor injuries.
Catholic Hospital Brothers of Charity to Face Vatican for Defiantly Granting Euthanasia to Mentally Ill
A group of Catholic psychiatric hospitals in Belgium could soon be stripped of their Catholic identity if they fail to stop granting euthanasia to mentally ill patients in defiance of an order from Pope Francis that they end the practice.
Tennessee Baptists Denounce Racism as White Lives Matter Gets Ready to Promote White Power on Saturday
A racially diverse coalition of Tennessee Baptists publicly denounced white nationalists and urged Christians not to buy into their message as the National Front gets ready for already controversial rallies expected to take place in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro on Saturday.
Neighbors Divided Over Halloween Gravestone That Condemns Trump to 'Burn in Hell'
Two neighbors in Cortlandt Manor, New York, are now wrangling over a Halloween gravestone that condemns President Donald Trump, who is a professed Christian, to "burn in hell."
'Completely Different' NYC Mayoral Candidate Who Once Hijacked Airplane at JFK Asks Voters to Give Him a Chance
A man who hijacked an airplane with 143 passengers at New York City's JFK airport 17 years ago and was later found not guilty of any crime by reason of insanity, says he is now ready to be the mayor of America's most populous city because he is "completely different."
Suspected Drunk Driver Loses Mother in Fatal Car Crash; Family Seeks Help With Burial
A California man who police say is suspected of driving drunk caused a grisly four-car collision on Highway 92 Saturday night that took the life of his own mother.
Colin Kaepernick Lands $1M Book Deal as Poll Shows Growing Support for National Anthem Protests
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has landed a book deal worth just over $1 million, as a new poll released Tuesday showed a majority of Americans now say athletes shouldn't be required to stand during the national anthem.
5 Teens Charged, Face Life in Prison for Rock Throwing That Killed 32-Y-O Dad
Five Michigan teenagers accused of throwing rocks from a highway overpass that caused the death of a young father were arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges and were all denied bail by a local judge Tuesday.