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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Ohio Christian Activists Trying to Get Abortion Prosecuted as Aggravated Murder, Punishable by Life Sentence
A group of Christian activists in Ohio unaffiliated with any of the major pro-life groups are attempting to amend the state constitution to say abortion will be prosecuted as "aggravated murder," attracting a sentence of up to life in prison.
After Rape by 'Well-Liked' Youth Pastor, Church Allegedly Wanted Teen Victim to Apologize for Betraying His Wife, Mom Claims
When members of Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmsted, Ohio first learned that Brian Mitchell, 31, was accused of raping a teenager under his charge, they were shocked.
Mother and Daughter Arrested for Alleged Incestuous Marriage, Woman Previously Married Son
A 43-year-old mother and her 25-year-old daughter accused of having an incestuous marriage were arrested in Duncan, Oklahoma, last Friday.
Bishop Eddie Long Now on Cryptic 'Sabbatical' After Revealing 'Health Challenge'
After admitting this week that he is facing a "health challenge" shrouded in conjecture, controversial megachurch pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, 63, is now on a mysterious "sabbatical," his church said.
80-Y-O Retired Pastor Shot Dead in Senior Home by Wheelchair Bound Pastor During Argument Over Bible
Horror erupted at a senior home in Chicago, Illinois, in the wee hours on Monday when Allen Smith, 80, a retired Baptist minister and Yale Divinity School graduate was allegedly shot dead by a wheelchair bound, 67-year-old pastor during an argument over the Bible.
Hillary Clinton to Address Largest Black Christian Convention Thursday Amid Criticism
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is set to address the largest African-American religious convention Thursday as a growing number of blacks voice skepticism over her candidacy.
Perry Noble Says He Is Done With Alcohol Rehab, Will Eventually Return to Ministry With Help of Therapist
Perry Noble, the founding and former senior pastor of the popular NewSpring Church in South Carolina who was fired from his job in July for alcoholism and other "unfortunate choices and decisions," says he is now out of rehab and expects to eventually return to ministry with the help of his therapist.
EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Eddie Long Confirms 'Health Challenge,' Says He's Trusting God for Deliverance
Controversial megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long, 63, of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia confirmed Tuesday that he is suffering from a "health challenge" unrelated to his new vegan diet that caused drastic weight loss and he is believing God for deliverance.
Bishop Eddie Long's Church Stonewalls Questions on Report That He Has Grave Illness
Officials at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, stonewalled questions Tuesday about the health of their controversial pastor Bishop Eddie Long, 63, after a new report claimed he was hospitalized last week with a grave illness.
Obama 'Shortchanged' Blacks, Rapper, Music Mogul Diddy Says
Rapper-turned-mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who supported President Barack Obama's presidential bid in 2008, is having a bit of voters remorse when it comes to the country's first African American president, declaring Sunday that he feels Obama "shortchanged" black people.
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