
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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8-Y-O 'Special Needs' Boy Is Facing 2 Felony Charges After Altercation With Police
An 8-year-old Michigan boy described as "special needs" by his stepfather is now facing two felony counts after an altercation with police in Allegan County, during which he broke a camera and caused other damage.

Growing Number of Middle-Aged Californians Are Moving in With Parents Due to Financial Hardship
A sign of the grim economic realities many people are grappling with in the sluggish economy is that a growing number of Californians between the ages of 50 to 64 have been painfully moving back home to live with their parents due to economic hardship.

Alcohol Lovers Celebrate as Powdered Alcohol 'Palcohol' Is Approved for Sale in the US; But Not Everyone Is Happy
Some alcohol lovers and retailers are pleased that the U.S. government has quietly approved a powdered form of alcohol called "Palcohol," which is expected to be on sale by fall 2014. But not everyone is happy about it.

Kidnapped 10-Y-O Boy Sings Hezekiah Walker's 'Every Praise' Gospel Song for 3 Hours Until Abductor Let Him Go
A popular Gospel song titled "Every Praise" written by Hezekiah Walker recently became a weapon for a kidnapped 10-year-old boy who refused to stop singing it until his kidnapper was forced to let him go unharmed.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Suggests Americans Should 'Revolt' If Taxes Get Too High
Antonin Scalia, the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court Justice on the bench, recently suggested to a group of law school students that if taxes get too high people "should revolt."

23-Y-O Model Josie Cunningham Sparks Furor With Vow to Abort Unborn Child So She Can Become Famous on 'Big Brother'
Josie Cunningham, a pregnant 23-year-old model and mother of two has caused furor across the United Kingdom after confessing that she intends to abort her unborn child so she can become famous with a spot on popular reality show "Big Brother."

Ben Carson PAC Outraises Hillary Clinton and 2016 GOP Hopefuls as Doctor Explains What He Would Do If He Were President
The National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee, a PAC seeking to draft retired neurosurgeon and conservative darling, Dr. Benjamin Carson into the 2016 presidential race, raised more money than all prospective GOP candidates and Democrat Hillary Clinton in the last three months.

John Piper Reveals the Horror That Birthed the Powerful Hymn 'It Is Well' in Track on Jimmy Needham's 'The Hymn Sessions'
If you have ever wondered what sequence of events inspired the lyrics of the timeless Christian hymn "It is Well" by writer Horatio Spafford, theologian John Piper unveils the tempestuous story behind it during a hauntingly beautiful rendition of the song on Jimmy Needham's new album "The Hymn Sessions."

Flyers Calling for Jews to Register in Ukraine Are Fake, Says Jewish Official; US Ambassador Calls Them 'Real Deal'
The Washington, D.C.-based National Conference Supporting Jews said Thursday that "official-looking" flyers demanding Jews in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk to register with the Nationalities Commissioner are fake.

Iranian Mother Forgives Son's Killer and Spares His Life Just Moments Before Public Execution
In a rare and powerful act of forgiveness, an Iranian mother and her husband forgave the man who killed their 18-year-old son during a street brawl seven years ago, then spared his life just moments before he was to be publicly executed for his crime.


















