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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Father, Married Senior Pastor in Methodist Church Among 22 Men Arrested in Florida Child Sex Sting
The senior pastor of a Florida Methodist church who is also a married father of two, was among 22 men arrested in a child sex sting on Wednesday, after he allegedly traveled to a designated location with plans to have sex with a 14-year-old boy.
EXCLUSIVE Bishop Eddie Long Reveals He Has Lost More Weight, Assures Congregation He Will Be Back in Pulpit
Despite being on what he calls a "sabbatical" recovering from an unspecified "health challenge," controversial megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long joined his followers on a prayer call this week in which he revealed he has lost more weight and assured them he will be back in the pulpit next month.
Donald Trump Insults Black Pastor Who Asked Him to Not Talk Politics in Church: 'A Nervous Mess'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called Flint, Michigan, Pastor Faith Green Timmons, who rebuked him for attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton at her church on Wednesday, a "nervous mess" and accused her of "playing games" for interrupting his speech.
US Gov't Votes to Kill 45,000 Wild Horses, Advocates Want Them Saved
The Humane Society of the United States has launched a petition seeking to save the lives of 45,000 wild horses and burros currently in government holding facilities across the country after the Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board voted to recommend euthanizing all of the unadopted animals.
Two Men May Be Able to Make a Baby, No Need for Woman's Egg, Scientists Say
In defiance of nature and centuries of accepted wisdom, scientists from a leading university in the United Kingdom unveiled new research on Tuesday suggesting that in the distant future two men could come together to make a baby and eliminate the need for eggs from women.
Renita Smith, Maryland School Bus Driver, Saves 20 Children From Burning Vehicle
Renita Smith, a school bus driver with the Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, is now being hailed a hero across the country after she single-handedly saved the lives of 20 elementary school children when the bus she was driving suddenly erupted in a blaze on Monday.
Many Black Pentecostal Christians Won't Vote for Hillary Clinton Because She's a Woman, Pastor Says
Cleveland pastor Darrell Scott of the New Spirit Revival Center who also moonlights as a surrogate for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, believes many black Apostolic Christians also known as 'Oneness Pentecostals' will not vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton because of her sex.
Gay Christian Rocker Trey Pearson Axed From Joshua Fest Lineup After Production Team Threatened Walk Out
Trey Pearson, the lead singer of alternative rock band Everyday Sunday and a formerly married father who came out to the world as gay in May, was axed from the lineup of a major Christian festival after several members of the event's production crew threatened a walk out if he was included.
Pastor Arrested for Allegedly Purchasing Crack Cocaine, Says 'the Devil Is a Liar'
A Connecticut pastor and Howard University graduate who counts performing at the inauguration of former President Bill Clinton among his achievements, was arrested last Wednesday for purchasing crack cocaine.
Cross Point Church Senior Pastor Pete Wilson Resigns, Tells Congregation 'I'm Tired … Broken'
Citing his exhaustion and personal brokenness, Pete Wilson, senior pastor of the multi-campus Cross Point Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and author of the bestselling book Plan B, shocked his congregation Sunday when he announced his resignation from the church he founded 14 years ago.