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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Over 50K Raised for Matt and Melissa Graves After Alligator Drowns Son at Disney Resort
Heartbroken well-wishers gave more than $50,000 in donations to a fund for Matt and Melissa graves this week after news broke that it was their 2-year-old son, Lane Graves, who was attacked then drowned by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.
Christina Grimmie's Killer, Kevin Loibl, Wanted to Marry Christian Singer, Got Angry She Had Boyfriend
Kevin James Loibl, the 27-year-old man who fatally shot 22-year-old Christian singer Christina Grimmie in the head in Orlando, Florida, last Friday, reportedly boasted to his co-workers that the singer would one day be his wife but got angry after he discovered she had a boyfriend.
Orlando Shooter Claimed He Didn't 'Have a Problem With Black People,' Eyewitness Says
Patience Carter, 20, was shot once in each leg by Orlando massacre gunman Omar Mateen, 29, at Pulse gay nightclub. But the survivor, whose best friend was among the 49 people killed by Mateen, recalls the gunman addressing African Americans directly on that tragic night.
Matt and Melissa Graves, Parents of 2-Y-O Boy Killed by Alligator at Disney Resort, to Hold Special Service
Matt and Melissa Graves, the parents of 2-year-old Lane Graves who was found dead Wednesday after being attacked then drowned by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando are expected to hold a special service for their departed son on Thursday.
Body of Lane Graves, 2-Y-O Boy Snatched by Alligator at Disney Resort Is Found
A desperate 18-hour search for a 2-year-old boy who was attacked then dragged by an alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida, as he frolicked near the shore of a lake ended in pain Wednesday when authorities found his remains near the area where he was attacked on Tuesday night.
Murdered Christian Voice Contestant Christina Grimmie's Funeral Set for Friday
The memorial service for Christian singer and popular former contestant on NBC's "The Voice" Christina Grimmie, 22, who was fatally shot in Orlando, Florida, last weekend is set for Friday at her home church in New Jersey.
Samuel Rodriguez, Clergy, Condemn Pastor Who Says Christians Shouldn't Mourn Deaths of 'Sodomites'
Religious leaders including Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, have condemned a controversial sermon made by Pastor Roger Jiminez of Verity Baptist Church, in California who declared Christians should not mourn the "sodomite" victims of the Orlando massacre.
8-Foot Gator Snatches 2-Y-O Boy From Family at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
A search and rescue operation that began frantically on Tuesday night for a 2-year-old boy who was attacked then dragged by a 7- to 8-foot alligator at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa turned into a "recovery effort" Wednesday as local authorities focus on giving "closure" to the boy's family.
Televangelist Paula White Says Donald Trump Wanted to Attend Prayer Vigil for Orlando Victims
Orlando-based televangelist Paula White says presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump showed genuine concern and expressed interest in attending a prayer vigil for the victims of the Orlando massacre shortly after news broke of the tragedy on Sunday.
Was Voice Contestant Christina Grimmie Killed Because of Her Christian Faith?
A new report circulating online says murdered singer and popular contestant on NBC's "The Voice," Christina Grimmie, might have been killed because of her Christian faith.
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