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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Pastor Resigns After Allegedly Committing Insurance Fraud to Pay for Drug Habit
Months after he claimed thieves broke into his home and stole $11,000 worth of valuables, Pastor Justin White, an elder at First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana, was arrested Friday on charges including fraud.
Paul Washer Still Hospitalized; Team Now Eyeing Tuesday Release
HeartCry Missionary Society founder Paul Washer remained hospitalized Monday after a massive heart attack forced him into emergency surgery to save his life a week ago. His team which had hoped he would be able to return home last weekend, now says he could be released on Tuesday.
'Bathroom Bill' Will Cost North Carolina $3.76B, AP Analysis Says
A year after North Carolina's controversial HB 2 "bathroom bill" was signed into law requiring transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates in public buildings, a new analysis by the Associated Press says the bill will cost the state $3.76 billion over 12 years.
'Deaths of Despair' Surging Among Middle-Aged Whites With High School Diploma or Less: Study
While midlife mortality rates have been falling among all education classes in most developed countries, husband and wife researchers from Princeton University said in a new study released Thursday that "deaths of despair" — death by drugs, alcohol and suicide — have been surging among middle-aged white Americans who have a high school diploma or less.
Boy, 16, Shot Girl in Head for Sending Him Too Many Snapchat Messages, Say Police
A 16-year-old boy charged with aggravated attempted murder for shooting a 14-year-old girl in the back of the head then leaving her in a canal in Smithfield, Utah, told police he tried to kill her because she was sending him too many messages on Snapchat.
Half of 2014 Federal Arrests Involved Immigration Offense; DOJ Calls for Enforcement
The Department of Justice renewed its call to enforce immigration laws Thursday as newly released data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics show half of all federal arrests in 2014 was for an immigration-related offense.
Christian University Illegally Discriminated Against Unmarried Pregnant Instructor, Federal Court Rules
A former assistant professor at Northwest Christian University in Oregon, who sued the school for $650,000 arguing that she was fired for getting pregnant out of wedlock, will get her day in court after a federal judge ruled last Thursday that the university engaged in illegal discrimination based on marital status.
'Anointed Cake' Baked by Ex-Prostitutes Freed Man From Gay Life, Says Lance Wallnau
Dr. Lance Wallnau, a Christian thought leader who predicted Donald Trump would become president, claims an "anointed" cake baked by former "hookers" freed a gay bartender from homosexuality after he ate it.
Deacon, Wife, Two Children Die in Tragic House Fire
A South Carolina deacon, his wife and two of their young children died in a tragic fire that ripped through their family home Tuesday morning.
HeartCry Missionary Paul Washer Expected to Be Released From Hospital by Weekend
After suffering a massive heart attack and forced to undergo emergency surgery on Monday night, founder, director and missions coordinator of HeartCry Missionary Society, Paul Washer, is expected to be released from the hospital by the weekend.
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