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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Pastor Shot in Head With Own Gun by Intruder as He Begged for His Life in Tragic Fourth of July Attack
In a brazen and cold-blooded attack in the wee hours of last Friday morning, suspected burglar Daniel Durham, 30, confessed to deputies at the Harris County Sheriff's Office that he shot beloved pastor, Donald Frazier, 69, in the head as he begged for his life on the floor of his home in Texas.
NYPD Brutally Arrests Man 'For Sleeping on Way From Work' on Nearly Empty Train; Says He Was 'Occupying More Than One Seat'
An intense video of an unidentified black man being arrested for what he claims is sleeping on a the train, and according to the NYPD "occupying more than one seat," is now going viral on YouTube eliciting strong reaction from the public.
Pastor Shot Dead by Son-In-Law Outside Gun Show in Tragic Sunday Accident
A Jarrell, Texas, church was left in mourning last Saturday after their beloved pastor was shot dead in a tragic accident outside a gun show by his son-in-law.
Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Youth Pastor Robert Cox Who Fought With Man at Bar; 'I've Had to Trust in God,' He Says
The Place of Refuge Church family in Manteca, California, cautiously celebrated Wednesday after the state of Nevada dropped a murder charge against their youth pastor, Robert Cox, stemming from a fight he had with a drunken man outside a bar last year.
Passion For Truth Pastor Jim Staley Says He Didn't Tell Church He Was Arrested for Fraud Because He Didn't Realize He Was
Jim Staley, 39, pastor of Passion For Truth Ministries in St. Louis, Missouri, is now facing up to 30 years in prison and/or up to $1 million in fines for allegedly defrauding investors, according to a June 18 federal grand jury indictment. He did not tell his congregation, however, until more than a week later because he claims he didn't realize he was arrested.
Christian Judge Who Is Gifted Bible Teacher and Preacher Faces Removal From Florida Bench for Promoting Ministry at Courthouse
A Christian judge in Florida recognized as a gifted Bible teacher and preacher could soon be kicked from the bench because she used her office to promote her side business called Gaza Road Ministries.
Tim Howard Mania Grips America: Soccer Fans Crown Christian Goalie Hero for Spectacular Show in Match Against Belgium
Despite America's 2-1 loss to Belgium in Tuesday's round of 16 World Cup match, soccer fans stateside have crowned the U.S. team's devout Christian goalkeeper Tim Howard a hero for his 16 epic and historic saves under relentless fire from the constantly attacking Belgians.
Ben Carson Calls Abortion 'Human Sacrifice,' Says America No Better Than Ancient Heathens
Conservative star and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson says America had no right criticizing ancient "heathen" civilizations for practicing human sacrifice because it is doing the same thing through legal abortion.
Tropical Storm Arthur Could Hit Carolinas as Hurricane Thursday, Dampen July 4th on East Coast
The July Fourth holiday could be a wet one for the Carolinas as the National Hurricane Center announced Tuesday that tropical storm Arthur, the first of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to hit the area as a hurricane on Thursday.
12-Y-O Boy Fatally Shoots Himself at Boy Scouts Summer Camp Where Father Was Troop Chaperone; Scouts Left in Tears
There were plenty of tears to go around at a Boy Scouts of America summer camp in San Diego, California, Monday after a 12-year-old Las Vegas boy reportedly fatally shot himself in a tent as his father served as chaperone for his troop.
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