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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Zika Virus 'Spreading Explosively,' Latin America Discusses Relaxing Abortion Bans
A discussion on relaxing abortion bans in Latin America has been reignited as officials at the World Health Organization rang the alarm Thursday on the Zika virus "spreading explosively" across the Americas with possible links to microcephaly.
Christian School Cries Foul After Football Team's Prayer Is Blocked From Loudspeakers
A private Christian school is crying foul after the Florida High School Athletic Association blocked its football team from offering a pre-game prayer over loudspeakers at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando last month.
Robert Jeffress Thanks God for Trump's Selfless Desire to Be President
Even though Republican 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump didn't know him at the time, he said a year ago when he saw Texas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress on TV, he liked him because he was saying things that the real estate mogul "wanted to hear."
Charleston AME Church Names Woman as New Pastor for First Time After Fatal Church Shooting
The Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine parishioners attending a Bible study were gunned down by an avowed white racist last June, has named the Rev. Betty Deas Clark as their new pastor.
Ted Cruz Tells Iowa Pastors If They Don't Stop Trump He 'Could Be Unstoppable'
Republican 2016 presidential candidate from Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz, warned a group pastors in Iowa Monday that his frontrunner rival, billionaire Donald Trump, "could be unstoppable" in his quest to become the party's presidential nominee if they don't get behind him.
Robert Jeffress: Christians Don't Have to Sell Their Soul to the Devil to Vote for Trump
Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas says he believes Republican 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would make "a very effective president" and charged that Christians don't have to sell their soul to vote for him.
Pastor E. Dewey Smith Grieves After Death of Sister and Mother Weeks Apart
Just 21 days after the death of his mother, Pastor Dewey Smith Jr. is in mourning again, this time for his sister who died last Friday.
Christian Women Funding $100M to Abortion Industry, Care Net President Warns Church
Care Net President and CEO Roland C. Warren pointed out that a significant number of churchgoing women have abortions, estimating that Christians make up at least $100 million in funding to the abortion industry a year.
'Duck Dynasty' Star Willie Robertson Endorses Donald Trump in Split From Phil Robertson's Pledge to Cruz
In a split from his father Phil Robertson's recent pledge to Ted Cruz that he had the support of the entire family, "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson endorsed GOP 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump Thursday.
Christian Couple Who Lost Adopted Sons to Gov't Gets Case Reopened
A Christian couple in the U.K. who had their two adopted sons removed from their care by government officials in 2014 were allowed to appeal the decision Tuesday after it was revealed portions of the allegations against them were fabricated.
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