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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Radio Evangelist RG Stair Accused of Sexual Assault; Congregation Watched as He Touched 12-Y-O
South Carolina police say they are now investigating video evidence that accuses controversial radio evangelist Pastor Ralph Gordon Stair, also known as Brother R.G. Stair and "the prophet," of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and touching the breast of a 12-year-old girl in his church while the congregation watched.
James Van Der Beek Joins Terry Crews to Reveal He Was Victim of Sexual Harassment in Hollywood Too
James Van Der Beek, 40, became the second high-profile male actor to reveal this week that he was the victim of sexual harassment in Hollywood after Christian actor Terry Crews made it known that he was sexually assaulted by a well-known Hollywood executive last year.
TD Jakes Says First Amendment Guarantees NFL Players' Right to Protest and It Must Be Defended
After standing with a coalition of prominent evangelicals last month to urge President Donald Trump to condemn the alt-right movement as racist and evil, popular televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes is now defending the right of NFL players to protest against police brutality and social injustice.
Prayer Warrior, Husband, Mother-in-Law Perish in Crash Caused by Suspected DUI Driver
Prayers are now being made for a devout Christian woman, her husband and mother-in-law after they all perished in a crash that officials suspect was caused by a DUI driver in Arizona last week.
Mother Crashes Church Service, Accuses Married Pastor of Sleeping With Her Daughter in Video
A married Mississippi preacher was forced to call the police for help after an enraged mother crashed his sermon Sunday and alleged in the presence of his shocked congregation that he was involved in a sexual relationship with her daughter for several years.
Floyd East Jr., Married Father of 2, Identified as Officer Slain by Texas Tech Student Hollis Daniels
The Texas Tech police officer shot dead by freshman Hollis Daniels in Lubbock Monday night has been identified as 48-year-old Floyd East Jr., a married father of two who had only been working at the campus location just over five months.
Christian Actor Terry Crews Says Hollywood Exec Sexually Assaulted Him in Wife's Presence
As multiple high-profile actors continue revealing stories of sexual abuse at the hands of prominent Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein, former NFL player turned actor Terry Crews revealed Tuesday that he was sexually assaulted by a well-known Hollywood executive in the presence of his wife last year.
'Prophet' Among 3 Pastors Charged for Sex With Minors; Teen Allegedly Aborted Pregnancy
Pastor Kenneth Butler of Kingdom Encounter Family Worship Center in Toledo, Ohio, was arrested last week and slapped with federal sex trafficking charges, joining two other well-known area pastors behind bars.
President Trump Blames Jemele Hill for ESPN's 'Tanked' Ratings After Network Suspends Host
Hours after ESPN suspended Jemele Hill, co-host of "SportsCenter" on Monday, President Donald Trump blamed her for the sports network's "tanked" ratings.
Hollis Daniels, Texas Tech Student Who Shot Officer in Head, Attended Prominent Christian School
Hollis Daniels, a Texas Tech University freshman who allegedly fatally shot a campus police officer in the head in Lubbock Monday night after he was apprehended in a drug related case previously attended the New Braunfels Christian Academy which strongly promotes Christian values to students.