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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Okla. Bill Seeking to Charge Abortion Docs. With 1st Degree Murder Fails to Get Hearing on Senate Floor
An Oklahoma bill seeking to charge abortionists with first degree murder in the state was shut down last week after Republican leaders sided with the nation's largest abortion business in saying that the bill would go too far.
As Wife-Beating Scandal Rages, Gospel Singer James Fortune Thought of Taking 'Whole Bottle of Xanax'
Embattled gospel singer James Fortune who pleaded guilty last week to a bone-breaking assault on his now estranged wife, Cheryl, said he thought of taking a "whole bottle of Xanax" at one point but was "saved" by a conference for worship leaders organized by fellow gospel artist Tasha Cobbs.
Jamal Bryant Denounces Domestic Violence After James Fortune Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Wife
Just days after popular gospel singer James fortune pleaded guilty to a bone-breaking assault on his wife last Tuesday, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant denounced domestic violence as a scourge that should be addressed in the Church.
Evangelical Leader Draws on Moral Majority History to Urge Christians to Vote Ahead of NC Primary
As new polling data Monday showed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump with a commanding lead among voters in North Carolina ahead of Tuesday's primary, evangelical leader Dr. Richard land urged Christians to vote and make a difference.
Protester in Donald Trump Attack Says He's Christian, Not ISIS
New extended video of an attempted attack on Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday shows the real estate mogul almost clashing with a suspected student activist who says he has no affiliation with ISIS.
Records Show Billy Graham's 'Word' to Donald Trump in Signed Bible Is Not as 'Prophetic' as Paula White Claims
Televangelist Paula White's claim that the Rev. Billy Graham wrote a "prophetic" message in a Bible to Donald Trump for his 60th birthday is not accurate, according to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Ben Carson Endorses Donald Trump After Praying and Burying the Hatchet
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson endorsed his one-time political rival Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump Friday after prayerful consideration and burying the hatchet.
Prosperity Preacher Paula White Claims Billy Graham Gave Donald Trump 'Prophetic Word,' Signed Bible for 60th Birthday
Popular Florida televangelist, Paula White, says evangelical icon Billy Graham signed a Bible and wrote a letter with a "prophetic word" in it for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump for his 60th birthday.
Chicagoland Church Elder Advertises 'Gorgeous, Virgin' Daughter in Christian Magazine
An elder at the Elgin campus of the Harvest Bible Chapel megachurch in Illinois is now recoiling from the public after an ad he placed in Christianity Today seeking a husband for his "gorgeous, virgin" daughter was deemed "demeaning and in poor taste."
More Dirty Tricks? Ted Cruz Accused of Spreading Rumors About Marco Rubio Dropping Out
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has been accused by the campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida of "spreading false rumors and lies" that he is dropping out of the race.
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