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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Woman Gives Birth in Hospital Bathroom Then Tries Flushing Baby Down Toilet
A 22-year-old Iowa woman who police allege gave birth in a hospital bathroom and then tried to flush the baby down the toilet because she thought it was stillborn, is now facing charges of child endangerment.
Caitlyn Jenner Experiences 'Sex Change Regret,' Might Go Back to Being Bruce
Caitlyn Jenner, reality star and former Olympian who announced her transition last year, is having a rough time dealing with the change and might go back to being the man known as Bruce Jenner, according to celebrity biographer Ian Halperin.
AME Church Says Rev. Jamal Bryant Did Not Face Trial for Affair Because No One Came Forward
The African Methodist Episcopal Church said Wednesday that the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, leader of Northwest Baltimore's Empowerment Temple Church, did not face a disciplinary trial in 2008 after a scandalous affair ruined his marriage because no one came forward with a complaint against him.
Should Pastors Who Commit Adultery Be Banned Permanently From Public Ministry?
A minority of pastors, just about one in four, believe pastors who commit adultery should face a permanent ban from the pulpit, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.
US Senate to Mark Zuckerberg: Did Facebook Suppress Conservative Viewpoints?
John Thune, a Republican senator from South Dakota, who is also chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to respond to allegations that the social network suppressed conservative news.
Pastor Jamal Bryant Allegedly Fathered Son Out of Wedlock Last Summer
Popular leader of Northwest Baltimore's Empowerment Temple Church, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, is now the subject of growing online chatter after a woman brandishing the results of a DNA test alleged the divorced preacher fathered a son she gave birth to last summer.
Former Facebook Worker Says Company Blocked Conservative News to Push Agenda
A former journalist who worked on Facebook's influential "trending news" section as a curator, alleged in a report Monday that the social network routinely suppressed news stories conservative readers found interesting.
Family of Emanuel AME Shooting Victims Critical of Church Keeping $1.8M Donations
Many family members of the victims of the Emanuel AME Church massacre that left nine people dead last year are seething over a decision by the church to distribute $1.5 million of the donations they received after the tragedy while keeping over $1.8 million for the church.
If Prosperity Gospel Were True, Donald Trump Would Be Very Spiritual, Says Megachurch Pastor AR Bernard
New York City megachurch pastor, A.R. Bernard, warned Thursday that the prosperity gospel is a false and dangerous concept and anyone who wants to test its validity should look no further than presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Rock Church Pastor Miles McPherson Highlights 7 Moms in His Life on Mother's Day
In an inspirational celebration of Mother's Day, Miles McPherson, lead pastor of Rock Church in San Diego, California, presented a kaleidoscope of motherhood through the stories of seven mothers in his life on Sunday.
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