Leonardo Blair
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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Pastor Jamal Bryant Explains Why Donald Trump Needs to Meet With Black Lives Matter
Leader of Northwest Baltimore's Empowerment Temple Church, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant, says he declined a meeting with Donald Trump last month because the billionaire refused to meet with Black Lives Matter protesters.
Pastor Who Fatally Shot Christian Footballer Whose Wife He Allegedly Impregnated Will Not Be Charged
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in Michigan ruled Friday that there is not enough evidence to charge a Detroit pastor who shot dead semi-pro football player Deante Smith, 25.
Controversial Evangelist Todd Bentley Claims 3 Raised From Dead in Pakistan Crusade
Controversial evangelist Todd Bentley says 290,000 people turned to Christ during his recent crusade in Pakistan.
Ron Luce's Teen Mania Shutters Ministry After Financial Collapse
After nearly 30 years in ministry, Teen Mania International, a once popular Evangelical Christian youth organization based in Dallas, Texas, announced Thursday that it will shutter operations amid mounting financial struggles.
Christian Owner of Faithbox, Willie Morris, Used to Be an Atheist Until Letters Moved Him
A few years ago, Willie Morris who turns 32 on Sunday, was an atheist turned off by Christianity. Last year however, he launched a subscription service called Faithbox which promises to help Christians grow their faith and impact the world.
Ben Carson Predicts One Term Presidency If He Wins
GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson believes if his fortunes change and he becomes president, he would probably last just one term.
Donald Trump Gets Support from Putin, But Doesn't Want Jeb Bush's Endorsement
While GOP 2016 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump declared he doesn't want the endorsement of rival Jeb Bush should he become the party's eventual nominee, the brash billionaire on Thursday picked up the support of no less than Russian President Vladimir V. Putin.
Pastor Who Led 'Double Life' Indicted in Death of Fiancée Initially Ruled a Suicide
A grand jury in Bibb County Georgia indicted a Houston county pastor on Tuesday for the June murder of his fiancée Kendra Jackson, 46, which was initially ruled a suicide by investigators.
'Affluenza' Teenager, Ethan Couch, Goes Missing; Warrant Issued for Arrest
Lawyers for Ethan Couch say a warrant has been issued for his arrest after he failed to meet with his probation officer.
Burial for Aborted Babies? Planned Parenthood's Landfill Use Spurs Action in Ohio
After a months-long investigation by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine revealed that Planned Parenthood abortion clinics in that state were dumping aborted babies in landfills, a state lawmaker is now pushing to have those children's remains buried or cremated.