Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
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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Megachurch Pastor, Gospel Artist Larry Trotter Hospitalized With 'Serious Illness,' Asks for Prayers
Bishop Larry Trotter, longtime pastor of Chicago's Sweet Holy Spirit Church known for hit gospel songs such as "My Worship Is for Real" and "It's Only a Test," is now asking for prayers after he was hospitalized last Wednesday with a "serious illness" following a trip to Israel.
Christian Tight End Seth DeValve Becomes First White NFL Player to Take a Knee During National Anthem
Christian Cleveland Browns tight end Seth DeValve, 24, who met his black wife, Erica, while serving in the Princeton Faith & Action campus ministry, became the first known white player to take a knee during the national anthem Monday.
'Someone With Personal Agenda' Caused Hoopla Over Pulling Broadcaster Robert Lee, ESPN President Says
ESPN President John Skipper blamed "someone with a personal agenda" for the national hoopla surrounding the network's decision to pull a broadcaster named Robert Lee from calling a football game at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, due to recent protests over the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee which left one woman dead and 19 others injured.
Man Says He Killed Maryland Pastor Because He Had 'Spiritual Control' of His Wife
A man who fatally stabbed a pastor — who claimed to have the cure for cancers caused by witchcraft — said he was forced to kill the minister outside of his church in Windsor Mill, Maryland, on Saturday because he had "spiritual control" over his wife.
Under Fire After Pastor AR Bernard's Exit, Evangelical Advisory Board Explains Work With Trump
Under fire from mainstream media critics, President Donald Trump's evangelical advisers explained this week why a majority of the group's members have stuck by the administration even as prominent New York City Pastor A.R. Bernard resigned in protest over the president's controversial comments on the deadly riots in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Popular Internet Preacher Marcus Rogers Announces Divorce, 'Losing' Job With Army
Popular internet preacher and Staff Sergeant Marcus Rogers, who has amassed more than 400,000 followers on Facebook alone with his End Times preaching, announced Monday night that he is getting a divorce and "losing" his job with the army.
White Teen Spray Paints N-Word With Expletive on Pastor's Truck, Says He Thought It Was Funny
A Tennessee pastor whose truck was spray painted with the N-word and an expletive as racial unrest erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, is now urging his community to use the incident as a teaching moment after police arrested two juveniles for the damage, including a 13-year-old boy who thought it would be funny.
Pastor Who Claimed to Have Cure for Cancers Caused by Witchcraft Stabbed to Death at Church
A pastor and father of two who claimed God sent him to the U.S. from Africa to heal people of cancers caused by witchcraft was rammed with a car, then stabbed to death by a man who was dropping his wife off at his church in Windsor Mill, Maryland, on Saturday.
Evangelical Advisory Board Is 'Photo Op' for Donald Trump, Pastor AR Bernard Says on Exit
A day after announcing his official resignation from President Donald Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board — citing a "deepening conflict in values" between himself and the administration — political kingmaker and leader of New York City's largest church A.R. Bernard called the board a "photo op" and urged white evangelical leaders to hold the president "accountable to an agenda."
How Christians Can Respond When Transgender Issues Affect Your Child, Church, You
What should I do if my child is in a school that teaches that transgender identity is normal? How should I respond if my female friend at church becomes a transgender man? These are some of the questions that The Christian Post posed to three experts in the field as Christians seek guidance on how to respond to the issue of transgender identity in daily life.
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