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 Whose Wife Was Shot Dead Says There Will Be Church on Sunday
As police in Indianapolis search for the burglar who killed his pregnant wife on Tuesday, Pastor Davey Blackburn of Resonate Church told his followers Friday morning that there will be church on Sunday.
Pastor Steven Furtick Says Jesus Wouldn't Want Him to Reveal How Much Money He Makes
Pastor Steven Furtick of the popular Elevation Church in North Carolina says Jesus wouldn't want him to reveal how much money he earns or donates.
Egyptian Officials Knock Ben Carson's Theory That Joseph Built Pyramids to Store Grain
Antiquities officials in Egypt aren't pleased with 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson's claim that the country's iconic pyramids were built by the biblical Joseph to store grains instead of the bodies of ancient pharaohs.
Pregnant Wife of Pastor Dies After She Is Shot in Head During Home Invasion
A 28-year-old pregnant pastor's wife who was shot in the head during a home invasion in Indianapolis on Tuesday has died.
In Rare Interview, Donald Trump's Wife Melania Praises Fourth GOP Debate
Melania Trump, wife of 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, praised the fourth GOP presidential debate held at the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as "fair and elegant" in a rare interview Tuesday night.
Ben Carson Jr. Says His Father Has 'Truth and Pure Intentions' on His Side
Ben Carson Jr., the middle son of 2016 GOP presidential candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, came out in defense of his father Tuesday night telling supporters that his father is a honest man with "truth and pure intentions" on his side.
Police Say 5 Killed in Fiery Crash Were on Their Way to Church
Five victims who perished as a result of a fiery crash in Maryland Sunday were on their way to church.
Ben Carson Refused DNA Test for Paternity Suit Because He Only Slept With Candy
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Donald Trump's Boycott of Starbucks Over Red Cups; Starbucks Responds
Billionaire 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump waded into coffee giant Starbucks' alleged war on Christmas Monday when he suggested a boycott of the company over its controversial red holiday cups but the company says there is no war.
Ben Carson Rips Politico's 'Bold-Faced Lie'
Peeved by recent attacks on his credibility, renowned neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson ripped into the media Friday for lying to tarnish his image.