
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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Meet the Father of Four Who Stayed Calm While a Woman Repeatedly Called Him a 'Racist' Nasty Expletive N-Word in Viral Video
In four days, a video of father of four Narvell Benning of Buffalo, New York, remaining amazingly calm while an admitted stripper and mother, Janelle Ambrosia, repeatedly calling him a "nasty f***ing n*gger" has been viewed more than seven million times on YouTube. But how did he do it?

Star-Crossed Newlyweds Driving Separate Cars Kill Each Other in Head-On Collision; Three Kids Orphaned
Three young children are now orphans after their newlywed parents from Texas ended their bliss tragically when they slammed their cars into each other while traveling on County Road 87 near a small community called Odell, Wednesday morning.

American Tourist Arrested in North Korea for 'Hostile Activities' After Leaving Bible at Hotel
A U.S. tourist who reportedly left a Bible in a hotel was detained in North Korea Friday for "hostile activities." The tourist, Jeffrey Edward Fowle, now joins two other Americans, 24-year-old Matthew Todd Miller and Christian missionary Kenneth Bae, who are being held under North Korea's reclusive regime.

Pastor Charged With Murder After Fight With Man Outside Las Vegas Bar During Church Trip; Witnesses Say It Was Self-Defense
A Manteca, California, church has rallied behind their worship and youth pastor after he was arrested and charged with the murder of a man he fought with outside a Las Vegas bar during a church trip last year.

The 'Brainy Bunch;' Christian Family Sends 7 of Their 10 Homeschooled Kids to College by Age 12
An impressive seven of 10 homeschooled children from a Christian family in Montgomery, Alabama, which now boasts a doctor and New York City architect among them, all started college by the time they were 12; and now their parents have written a book about how they managed to pull off such staggering academic success.

Nearly 6 in 10 Believe the American Dream Is Now Out of Reach; More Than Half Feel Children Won't Be Better Off Than Parents
More than half of all Americans believe the American dream is now out of their reach, and most also believe children won't be better off than their parents in the future.

Megachurch Preacher Jamal Bryant Says Feminized Black Church Comfortable for 'Sanctified Sissies'
Megachurch preacher Jamal Bryant of the Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, Maryland, says the westernization of the church worship experience has resulted in the black church becoming a place that's comfortable for women and "sanctified sissies."

President Barack Obama Caught on Camera Working Out in Private Polish Gym; Russians Call It Wimpy and Lazy
A secretly filmed video of President Barack Obama engaging in a leisurely workout at a gym in Poland has gone viral and it has triggered a lot of criticism, including comments from some Russians who think the president looks wimpy and lazy.

Order Forcing Christian Colorado Baker to Do Sensitivity Training for Gay Clients 'Vague' and 'Lousy,' Says Lawyer
An order handed down by Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on a local Christian baker forcing him to undergo sensitivity training after he refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding citing his faith is "vague," "lousy" and pointless, says his lawyer.

Cotton Warehouse Supervisor Allegedly Called Black Workers 'Monkeys;' Barred From Water Fountain Because They're Not White
Almost like a scene pulled from a slave movie, a cotton warehouse supervisor from Memphis, Tennessee, has been accused of calling his black subordinates "monkeys" and instructing them not to drink from the office water fountain or use the microwave because they are not white.


















