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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Virginia Chick-fil-A Opens Doors on Sunday So Displaced Church Can Worship
Since 1946, fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A has shuttered its stores each Sunday to allow employees "to rest and worship if they choose." Last Sunday, however, a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Henrico, Virginia, was open for business but it wasn't the kind that involved the sale of chicken and biscuits.
Determined Pregnant Woman Saves Baby After Boyfriend Sets Her on Fire
A 34-year-old man allegedly set his pregnant girlfriend on fire but the woman was determined to save her baby. She soon gave birth to a daughter seven weeks early.
'Fight Church' Pastor Paul Burress Arrested for Forcibly Touching Two Women
Pastor Paul Burress, 43, a controversial preacher who gained national attention in 2014 after he was featured in a documentary on mixed martial arts called "Fight Church," has been arrested for forcibly touching the "sexual or other intimate parts" of two women.
Christian Mom Who Rejected Chemotherapy to Save Baby Dies Days After Daughter's Birth
A 37-year-old Christian mom who refused treatment for her brain cancer to protect the life of her unborn child passed away on Saturday, three days after giving birth to a premature baby girl named "Life Lynn."
Prominent Church Elder Knifed During Worship Service; Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder
Karl George, a prominent businessman and church elder in Birmingham, U.K., was left "shaken" on Sunday after he was knifed along with two other members of his church during a worship service on Sunday morning.
Hurricane Jose Could Threaten Florida as Irma Leaves More Than 6 Million Powerless
Floridians could be in for another rough weekend if Hurricane Jose, a Category 2 storm lingering in the western Atlantic as of 8 a.m. Monday, becomes a threat to the sunshine state over the next several days.
40-Y-O Lunch Lady at Christian School Arrested for Having Sex With Teenage Boy in Kitchen
Aimee Chevalier, a 40-year-old lunch lady at Hernando Christian Academy in Brooksville, Florida, has been arrested after confessing to local police that she engaged in multiple sexual activities with a teenage boy in the school's kitchen.
Some Airlines Cap Ticket Prices as Florida Residents Flee Path of Hurricane Irma
As residents of the Miami area and the Florida Keys scrambled to flee the path of Hurricane Irma Friday, JetBlue remained among a number of airlines which have pledged to cap ticket prices to allow people to evacuate as quickly as possible.
Hillary Clinton Reveals She Turned to Prayer, Yoga and Chardonnay After 'Devastating' Loss to Trump
Days before the official release of her new book, What Happened, Hillary Clinton revealed Thursday that the "devastating" defeat she suffered in the 2016 presidential election forced her to seek solace in prayer, yoga and Chardonnay.
Landlords Demand Rent on Flooded Houston Homes, Devastated Families Say
Some Houston-area families whose lives have been upended by historic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey say their landlords are still demanding they pay rent on homes in which they are unable to live.