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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Chelsea Clinton Draws Churches, Lucifer Into Debate Over Confederate Statues and Gets Schooled
Chelsea Clinton is now facing fire online after wading into the ongoing debate over the removal of confederate statues and monuments. She specifically stated that churches don't have statues of the devil, but was soon corrected by the public.
White Supremacist Chris Cantwell Who Complained Trump Gave His Daughter to Jew Banned From OKCupid
White supremacist Chris Cantwell who called for the creation of a white "ethno-state" and complained about President Donald Trump giving his daughter Ivanka to a Jew has been banned from free online dating website OKCupid.
Parent Pulls Gun on Karate Teacher at Christian School to Prove Martial Arts Are 'Crap'
A parent who pulled a gun on an expert Karate teacher during an open house at a Christian school to prove martial arts are "crap" was arrested and charged for his actions in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
As Prominent Pastors Condemn Racism, Joel Osteen Draws Flak for Passive Remarks
As several high-profile pastors, such as Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, strongly condemned white supremacists in the wake of the deadly riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, popular pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, is drawing flak for suggesting that Christians not "engage."
'Stupid White People' Think God Supports Racism, Pastor Says in Viral Sermon
Glen Berteau, senior pastor of The House church in Modesto, California, became an internet star this week after a clip from his church service Sunday in which he declares only "stupid white people" think God supports racism, went viral after his church posted it online Monday.
Michele Bachmann to Wage War Against 'Darkness and Deception' as 'Pastor to the United Nations'
Former Congresswoman and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is heading to the United Nations headquarters in New York City to lead spiritual warfare against darkness and deception as the new pastor of a prayer ministry of Skyline Church in La Mesa, California.
Small Iowa Church's Sign Declaring White Supremacy a Sin Goes Viral as Trump Defends Alt-Right
A small Iowa church's roadside sign condemning white supremacy as a sin is now going viral as President Donald Trump on Tuesday seemed to do an about face on earlier comments condemning the alt-right movement Tuesday.
Hillary Clinton's Pastor Admits He Plagiarized Portions of New Book of Devotions He Sent Her
Hillary Clinton's longtime pastor, the Rev. Dr. William S. Shillady, admitted he inadvertently plagiarized portions of a new book about the failed 2016 presidential candidate released Tuesday.
75 Rededicate Lives to Christ After Pastor William Murphy Condemns 'Trap' Culture in Service Inspired by 2 Chainz
Some 75 people rededicated their lives to God on Sunday after popular gospel artist William Murphy, who also leads The Dream Center Church in Decatur, Georgia, preached defiantly against the "trap" culture he says is being propagated in popular media to deconstruct wholesome family figures and make prodigal sons of Christians.
Chris Hill Starts Preaching Again; TD Jakes' Son-in-Law, Daughter Take Over Potter's House of Denver
Just three months after resigning as senior pastor of The Potter's House Church of Denver over an alleged adultery scandal and a week after mentor Bishop T. D. Jakes of Potter's House of Dallas blessed his return to ministry, Pastor Chris Hill officially rejoined the preaching circuit Sunday in Durham, North Carolina.
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