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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Hero Mom Breaks Bone in Back After Jump From 2nd Floor Apt to Save Son From Fire; Fund Seeks to Raise 100K for Medical Bills
A heroic Massachusetts mother who broke a bone in her back and may never walk again after jumping from her second floor apartment to save the life of her 18-month-old son from a raging fire has sparked a groundswell of public support seeking to help her raise $100,000 to pay her medical bills and get back on her feet.
Harvard Cancels Satanic 'Black Mass' Meant to Mock Catholic Church; Devil Worshippers Move Ritual to Bar
The Harvard Extension School Cultural Studies Club cancelled its sponsorship of a controversial reenactment of a satanic "black mass" by New York's Satanic Temple Monday after strong condemnation from Catholic groups, university officials and students.
Africa's Richest Man, Aliko Dangote, to Fight Boko Haram With $2.3B Investment in Northern Nigeria
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and the world's 24th richest person, with an estimated net worth of $24.5 billion according to Forbes, plans to fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram in northern Nigeria with a $2.3 billion investment in the rice and sugar industries.
Derrick Ward Gets Death Threats for Saying Michael Sam Shouldn't Have Kissed Boyfriend on ESPN; Don Jones Fined for 'Horrible' Tweet
Retired and current NFL players came under fire over the weekend for publicly protesting the kiss openly gay football player Michael Sam planted on his boyfriend on national television Saturday night after learning the St. Louis Rams made him the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft.
'Praise Be to Allah, Lord of the World;' Boko Haram Leader Says Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Have Been Converted to Islam
In a haunting new video reportedly released by Boko Haram Monday, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian Islamist group which abducted nearly 300 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok last month, says they have no plans to release the girls until arrested members of their group have been freed.
Openly Gay Football Player Michael Sam Selected by St. Louis Rams in NFL Draft
Michael Sam made history on Saturday night when he became the first openly gay football player in the National Football League (NFL) after the St. Louis Rams made him the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft.
'We Have Jesus, We're Content, We Don't Need a TV Show Although We Would Love One,' Say Benham Brothers; Will Still Help Families Without HGTV
Embattled Christian twin brothers David and Jason Benham said they were "content" in Christ a day after the Home & Garden Television (HGTV) network announced Wednesday that they have "decided not to move forward" with their scheduled reality show called "Flip It Forward" after news broke about their conservative views on homosexuality, abortion and divorce.
Pastor's $200 Sexual Encounter With Strange Woman Turns Into Nearly $200K Nightmare; Embezzled Money From Church to Cover Sin
A one-time $200 sexual encounter with a strange woman turned into a nearly $200,000 nightmare for a Virginia pastor after the woman turned around and blackmailed the man of God with photos from the encounter, forcing him to embezzle money from his church to cover his sin.
Hobby Lobby's Steve Green Pushing to Add Constitutionally Sound Bible Curriculum in High Schools Across the US
A Bible curriculum developed by the Green Scholar's Initiative chaired by outspoken Christian president of Hobby Lobby, Steve Green, is slated to be piloted in Oklahoma's Mustang Public School district high schools this fall. And if it's successful, high school students across America could soon be free to study the Bible en masse.
Florida Man Demands Right to Marry His Porn-Filled Apple Computer; Says If Gays Can Marry So Should He and Machine
A lawyer who once filed a lawsuit against Apple for not protecting him from porn demanded the right in another lawsuit filed in Florida in late April to get married to his porn-filled MacBook.
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