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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Big Loss for Gay GOP Candidates: Republican Party's Leadership's Support Can't Beat Social Conservative Voters
Conservative voters slammed the door shut on two openly gay Republican candidates in last Tuesday's midterm elections despite strong support of their political bids from some members of the party's leadership.
Prominent Evangelical Pastor Myles Munroe and Wife Ruth Among 9 Killed in Fiery Bahamas Jet Crash
Nine people including prominent evangelical pastor and motivational speaker Myles Munroe, 60, and his wife, Ruth, were killed in a fiery jet crash near the Grand Bahama International Airport Sunday.
Fox News Cuts Ties With Ben Carson as Presidential Bid Looms; 'A Breath of Fresh Air' To Air This Weekend
Newly minted Republican and conservative superstar Ben Carson, 63, has parted ways with Fox News as strong indications of a looming 2016 presidential bid have dominated media reports since Republicans crushed Democrats at the polls in Tuesday's midterm elections.
'It's OK to Have The Same Views as Your Grandparents,' America's Youngest State Lawmaker Saira Blair Tells Peers
College student and Republican Saira Blair, who became America's youngest state lawmaker Tuesday when she was elected to West Virginia's House of Delegates at age 18, urged her conservative peers Thursday to not be afraid to stand up for their values.
Condoleezza Rice Calls Democrats Use of Race Card in Midterm Elections 'Appalling;' Hopes Obama Got Message From Voters
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called the use of the race card by Democrats in the recently concluded midterm elections "appalling" and said she hoped President Barack Obama got the message after Democrats were thoroughly thrashed at the polls Tuesday.
Pro-Life Group 40 Days for Life Moves Headquarters Into Former Planned Parenthood Abortion Center Where 6,400 Children Died
Pro-life group 40 Days for Life, which seeks to end abortion through 40 days of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach announced Thursday that it's moving its headquarters into the former Planned Parenthood abortion center in Bryan/College Station, Texas, where 6,400 children died.
Christian Couple Beaten Then Burned to Death in Pakistan for Allegedly Desecrating a Quran Were Expecting 4th Child
Christian couple Shehzad, 35, and Shamah Masih, 31, were beaten then burned to death by a mob of Muslims in Punjab Province, Pakistan, Tuesday for allegedly desecrating a Quran.
357 People Under 'Active Monitoring' for Ebola in New York City
Less than two weeks after New York City officials announced that doctor Craig Spencer, 33, was the first case of the deadly Ebola virus in Manhattan, health officials revealed Wednesday that some 357 people in the city are "being actively monitored" for Ebola out of an "abundance of caution."
Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress Declares, 'I Wasn't Elected Because of The Color of My Skin'
Mia Love, 38, the daughter of Haitian-American parents who became the first black Republican woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress Tuesday night when she was elected to represent Utah's 4th Congressional District, celebrated and pushed back at critics who focused on the color of her skin.
At 30, Republican Elise Stefanik Makes History to Become The Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress
The last time a Republican represented New York's 21st Congressional District in Congress, Elise Kelly, 30 was only nine. On Tuesday night, 21 years later however, the young Republican beamed with pride after she was elected to represent the district to become the youngest woman, ever, in Congress.
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