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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Tony Perkins: Trump 'Likable Guy' but Needs Evangelical-Friendly Running Mate
Conservative Christian leaders who gathered for a closed-door meeting with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York City Tuesday left with a positive impression but want to see more from the candidate.
Trump Convinces Evangelical Leaders He'd Be Better Than Clinton at Defending Religious Freedom
While many of them said they still weren't ready to endorse him for president, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to have sufficiently convinced a gathering of more than 900 conservative Christian leaders that he is the best choice for protecting religious freedom.
Matt and Melissa Graves Say Goodbye to Son Drowned by Alligator at Private Funeral
Matt and Melissa Graves, the grieving parents of 2-year-old Lane Graves who was snatched and drowned by an alligator while on a family vacation at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando last week, said goodbye to their son Tuesday morning at a private funeral in Nebraska.
Church Youth Worker Shot Dead in Bed With 11-Y-O Daughter Inside Home
Two Washington D.C., churches are now in collective grief with the family and friends of a beloved youth worker and mother Stephanie Goodloe, 40, after she was shot dead as she lay in bed inside her home allegedly by her ex-boyfriend while her 11-year-old daughter was inside.
Woman Whose Son Played at Same Spot as Lane Graves 1 Hour Before Gator Snatched Him Urges Prayer for Family
A mother who says her young son was playing in the same spot where 2-year-old Lane Graves was snatched and killed about an hour later by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando last Tuesday is now urging prayers for the boy's family.
Mother of Murdered Christian Singer Christina Grimmie Weeps, Leans on Jesus at Heartbreaking Memorial Service
A week after she was fatally shot in the head by an obsessed fan, several hundred friends, family and supporters gathered to remember 22-year-old Christian singer and former "Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie at her home church in New Jersey last Friday.
Matt and Melissa Graves to Bury Son Killed by Alligator After Blue Ribbon Themed Funeral Tuesday
Matt and Melissa Graves, parents of 2-year-old Lane Graves who was drowned by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando last Tuesday will remember their son at a funeral mass in Nebraska on Tuesday and want the public to show their support by tying a blue ribbon around a tree.
Singer Meat Loaf Collapses Onstage While Singing 'I'd Do Anything for Love'
Just days after he postponed a show due to illness, Christian rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed on stage in Edmonton, Canada, while performing his 1993 hit song "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)."
Over 50K Raised for Matt and Melissa Graves After Alligator Drowns Son at Disney Resort
Heartbroken well-wishers gave more than $50,000 in donations to a fund for Matt and Melissa graves this week after news broke that it was their 2-year-old son, Lane Graves, who was attacked then drowned by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
Christina Grimmie's Killer, Kevin Loibl, Wanted to Marry Christian Singer, Got Angry She Had Boyfriend
Kevin James Loibl, the 27-year-old man who fatally shot 22-year-old Christian singer Christina Grimmie in the head in Orlando, Florida, last Friday, reportedly boasted to his co-workers that the singer would one day be his wife but got angry after he discovered she had a boyfriend.
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