
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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Nigerian Man 'Beaten to a Pulp, Choked,' Then Committed to Psychiatric Ward for Atheism
A Nigerian man who came out as an atheist to his ultra-conservative Muslim family claims he was badly beaten, then committed to a psychiatric ward and placed on medication for his loss of faith, according to his lawyer.

North Alabama's Only Abortion Clinic to Close Friday
Alabama Women's Center, the sole abortion clinic located in the northern part of the state in Huntsville, will voluntarily shut its doors on Friday after failing to meet requirements of the state's new abortion law, which goes into effect on July 1.

Sudan Charges Christian Mother Meriam Ibrahim With Fraud and Bans Her From Leaving; Advocate Says US Bungled Case
Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim who was recently released from death row for being a Christian was banned from leaving Sudan Tuesday after she was charged with fraud for trying to leave the country with documents bearing her Christian name and not the Muslim name she was assigned at birth.

Thief Caught After Forgetting to Log Out of Facebook on Computer in Home He Burglarized
A Minnesota man who logged into his Facebook account on a computer inside a home he allegedly burglarized is now in police custody because he forgot to log out before leaving the crime scene.

Former Christian Radio Host John Balyo Confessed to Raping 12-Y-O Boy Says Prosecutor; Denied Bail and Now Faces Life in Prison
Former Michigan Christian radio host John Balyo, who was arrested while at the Big Ticket music festival last Friday, confessed to raping a 12-year-old boy, according to a Calhoun County prosecutor at his arraignment in court Monday where he was denied bail and could now spend the rest of his life in prison.

Lebron James Will Opt Out of Miami Heat Contract Says Agent; Fans Believe It's a Move to Bring Carmelo Anthony to Miami
NBA superstar and Miami Heat player Lebron James will exercise his early termination option and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 according to his agent Richie Paul, and some NBA fans thinks it's a move to bring the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony to Miami.

Tall Tale: Sources Say Viral Story of Disfigured Girl Being Tossed From KFC is an Epic Hoax That Bilked Public Out of $135K
The heartbreaking story of 3-year-old Victoria Wilcher being tossed from a Jackson, Mississippi, KFC last month because her badly disfigured face — caused by a pit bull attack — was scaring customers, is a tall tale that resulted in the public being bilked out of $135,000 in sympathetic donations, says a local report. Her family, however, maintained late Monday that their story is true.

Christian Singer Mali Music Drops Gospel Niche for Mainstream Audience; Explains Why He Is Still on 'Assignment From God'
Mali Music, an undeniably talented and inspiring Christian singer who ditched the gospel niche to find "freedom" in the mainstream music industry last year through a deal with RCA Records, released his first R&B/soul album with the company last week, but maintains that he is still on "assignment from God" despite critics arguing that he isn't.

Popular Married Christian DJ John Balyo Fired After Arrest at Big Ticket Festival for Child Sex Crimes
Popular Christian DJ John Balyo, 35, of Grand Rapid's Family Christian Radio station WCSG, was fired from his job Friday after he was arrested and charged with having sex with young children.

Hillary Clinton Has a Bad Heart and Obama Doesn't Think She Should Be President, Claims Edward Klein in New Book, 'Blood Feud'
Former Secretary of State and 66-year-old grandmother-to-be Hillary Clinton is suffering from a bad heart and President Barack Obama believes the American people deserve a fresher face than hers in the 2016 presidential election, according to author Edward Klein in his new book, "Blood Feud."



















