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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Author Glennon Doyle Melton Rebuked as 'False Prophet' Amid Engagement to Soccer Star Abby Wambach
Just months after revealing she divorced her husband of 14 years and fell in love with retired female soccer star Abby Wambach, popular Christian author Glennon Doyle Melton announced she's now engaged to Wambach and plans to stay with her "forever."
Milo Yiannopoulos Says Homophobia Did Not Play Role in CPAC Disinvite, Resigns From Breitbart News
After enduring a withering 48 hours of what he called a witch hunt aimed at destroying his career, controversial conservative journalist and public figure Milo Yiannopoulos announced his resignation from Breitbart News effective immediately Tuesday.
Teen Spared Life in Prison After Throwing Newborn Baby From 2nd Floor Window
A 16-year-old Nebraska girl who admitted to throwing her newborn daughter to her death from the second floor window of her apartment was saved from a possible life sentence when she was allowed to enter a plea of admission in juvenile court this month.
Milo Yiannopoulos Loses Book Contract Over Pedophilia Comments, Fans Vow Support
Less than 24 hours since Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos got disinvited from the Conservative Political Action Conference, rabid fans are vowing to keep supporting him and buying his book canceled by Simon & Schuster over his controversial comments on pedophilia.
CPAC Disinvites Gay Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Over Pedophilia Comments
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union which sponsors the Conservative Political Action Conference, revealed Monday that gay Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited as a speaker at the conference due to video that surfaced Sunday purportedly showing him defending pedophilia.
Christian Conservatives Outraged by CPAC Speaker Invite to Gay Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos
Prominent Christian conservatives, many of whom were "NeverTrumpers," are now voicing outrage over a controversial speaker invite made by the Conservative Political Action Conference to gay Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos as video surfaced over the weekend purportedly showing him defending pedophilia.
After Praying for Another Child, Firefighter Gets to Adopt Baby He Delivered on Emergency Call
A firefighter who was praying for a third child with his wife had his prayers answered when he was allowed to adopt a baby girl he delivered during an emergency call.
Southern Baptist Head Says He Prayed for Obama Almost Every Day, Will Do Same for Trump
Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines revealed this week that he prayed for former President Barack Obama and his family almost every day by name during the course of his eight-year term and he plans on doing the same for recently installed President Donald Trump.
David Platt Apologizes for Division Caused by Support of Islamic Society's Right to Build Mosque
David Platt, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, apologized Wednesday for the division caused by the organization's decision to join an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to support a New Jersey Islamic society's right to build a mosque.
Public Decries Christian Men's Conference for Featuring Speakers Accused of Rape, Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
Ignite, a weekend Christian conference that expects to attract some 10,000 men to Liberty University next month, is now drawing criticism for including on their speakers list accused rapist and NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Dr. Joe White, president of Kanakuk Kamps who is being sued for covering up sexual abuse of boys.
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