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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Judge Rules Against Pentecostal Man Fired for Anointing Office With Oily Crosses
Eric Cheeley, a devout Pentecostal Christian who sued the city of Miami for religious discrimination after he was fired from the capital improvements department for anointing the office with oily crosses because he wanted to "just bless the department" had his claim denied by a federal judge last month.
Megachurch Pastor Bishop Eddie Long Reportedly Hospitalized With Grave Illness
After recently turning heads with his drastic weight loss that he says he achieved through a new vegan diet, a new report claims controversial pastor Bishop Eddie Long, 63, of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, was hospitalized last week with a grave illness.
If Hillary Clinton Wins, Republicans Will Never Win Again, Michele Bachmann Says
Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann believes that if Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ends up in the White House after the general election in November, Republicans will never win again.
Christian Couple, 3 Children, Perish in Fiery Crash on Way to Missionary Training
A beloved Christian couple from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who were preparing to move to Japan for long-term missionary work, perished with their three children in a fiery crash in Nebraska on their way to finish missionary training in Colorado.
Black Pastor Interviewing Donald Trump Saturday Says He Won't Be Manipulated: 'Black Folks, We're Not Stupid'
Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, the founder and president of Impact Television Network who is set to interview Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday as part of the candidate's outreach to black America, says some critics have the wrong impression about his reasons for hosting the billionaire.
Jordan Baird, Youth Pastor, Pop Singer Mentored by Joe Jonas, Arrested for Exposing Himself to Teen Inside Church
Jordan Baird, a 25-year-old youth pastor, pop singer, husband of former Hillsong United singer and songwriter Michelle Fragar, and son of senior pastors David and Jo Ann Baird of The Life Church in Virginia has been arrested and charged with three counts of indecent liberties by a custodian including exposing himself to a teenager inside his father's church.
Man Volunteers for First Human Head Transplant Neurosurgeon Calls 'HEAVEN'
A Russian man who doctors say should have been dead long ago has volunteered to become the first human head transplant patient in a groundbreaking operation one neurosurgeon calls "heaven."
Christian Woman Forced to Remove Religious Headscarf at Alabama DMV, Told Only Muslims Can Cover Head
A Christian woman who was forced by DMV staff in Alabama to remove a headscarf she wore as a symbol of her faith in order to take a photo to renew her driver license is now suing local officials for violating her religious freedom rights under the U.S. and state constitutions.
Man Who Shunned Medicine While Waiting on God to Heal Sick Daughter Gets 20 Years for Her Death
A father who chose to treat his newborn suffering from malnutrition with prayer instead of medicine because he believes all sickness is of the devil, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her death on Monday.
Clemson University Stops Man From Praying Outside Free Speech Zone on Campus, Group Plans Protest
A Clemson University official allegedly forced a man to leave the campus of the highly selective public research university in South Carolina last Thursday for praying outside designated free speech areas.
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