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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Drug Addled Driver Gets at Least 19 Years in Prison for Killing Church Usher; Victim's Family Forgives
A drug-addled man who fatally injured a church usher in North Carolina as he waited for his church bus one Sunday last summer was sentenced Monday to serve a minimum of 19 years and four months in prison. The victim's family members said they had forgiven him.
Pastor, Father of 2 Suffers Fatal Heart Attack After Knee Replacement Surgery
A day before he died on Saturday, Kim Taylor, wife of Quest Church Pastor Ed Taylor, was publicly hoping her husband and father of her two children would come home to her.
Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta and Company Being Investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Tony Podesta, the brother of former chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, John Podesta, and his Democratic-leaning lobbying firm the Podesta Group, are now part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of possible collusion between the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and Russia.
Historic Churches Defend Right to Receive Preservation Grants After Atheists Sue
Seven historic churches in New Jersey were set to defend their right to receive historic preservation grants in the New Jersey Supreme Court Monday after the Wisconsin-based atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit to prevent them from accessing the money.
Air Force Denies Report It's Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
The U.S. Air Force denied a report Monday that their fleet of nuclear armed bombers are currently being readied just in case they are ordered to put the bombers back on 24-hour ready alert status for the first time in 28 years.
Trump Hits Back at Fallen Soldier's Widow Who Said Trump Forgot Husband's Name
Myeshia Johnson, the pregnant 24-year-old widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, revealed Monday that President Donald Trump forgot her husband's name during a controversial call with her and backed up Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida as "100 percent correct" in the account of the call she gave the media last week.
Father of 2 Shot Dead on Way to Early Morning Service, Bible Found 10 Feet From Body
A father of two on his way to an early morning service at the Light of the World Church in Las Vegas was shot and left for dead just outside the entrance of the church where his Bible was found 10 feet from his body Monday morning.
Transgender Woman Convicted of Raping 10-Y-O Girl in Bathroom, Faces Up to 70 Years in Prison
Miguel Martinez, a transgender woman from Casper, Wyoming, also known as Michelle, could now face up to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty Wednesday by a 12-person jury of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a bathroom.
Federal Judge Tells Sheriff Joe Arpaio Trump Can't Erase Facts, Refuses to Wipe Criminal Record
A federal judge refused to wipe the criminal record of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in August after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a racial profiling case.
Senator Marco Rubio Says He Won't Stop Tweeting Bible Verses, Taps Proverbs 18:2
Nearly two months since the Freedom From Religion Foundation demanded that he stop sharing Bible verses on his Twitter page, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Wednesday that he has no intention to stop sharing the word of God and those who don't like it can always unfollow him.