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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Kobe Bryant Comes Under Fire for Criticizing Lebron James and Miami Heat's Trayvon Martin Protest
NBA star Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has sparked outrage online after he criticized Lebron James and his teammates from the Miami Heat for wearing hoodies in support of Trayvon Martin.
Young Men Turning to Viagra, Cialis Due to Porn-Induced Impotence; 26-Y-O Talks of Porn Addiction That Started at 12
A 26-year-old Texas man is now campaigning against porn after his addiction to the online variety caused him to suffer impotence at 23. And one popular Boston urologist says he is worried about the effects of porn on young men and women.
Joanne Milne, 40, Was Born Deaf; Watch Her Tear-Jerking Reaction to Hearing for the First Time
After 40 years of being deaf and hearing nothing but white noise, Joanne Milne, 40, of Gateshead, England heard music and the sound of her own voice for the first time after an operation last month and she trembled and cried because it was all so amazing.
SPLC Insists It's Still Working With FBI After Christian Groups Protest 'Inappropriate' Relationship on Website
The Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala., insisted Thursday that the organization is still in a relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigations after the Bureau recently scrubbed it as a resource from its hate crimes website.
Christian School Rebukes 8-Y-O Girl for Being Extreme Tomboy After She Confuses Students; Grandparents Pull Her From School
The grandparents of an 8-year-old girl from Timberlake, Va., said they were forced to pull her from the Timberlake Christian School because she was allegedly confusing students about her gender identity.
Pastor Angers Believers for Telling Christian Women They Should Keep Silent During Preaching, Refusing Even to Say 'Amen'
Pastor Steven L. Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Ariz., is once again drawing the ire of women on the Internet for sharing his controversial brand of biblical advice. Women should remain quiet during teaching in the church, he says, and should refuse to say as much as "amen."
Popular Youth Pastor Matt Pitt to Be Released From Jail in April; Witness Allegedly Lied About Officer Impersonation
In what could turn into a redemptive comeback, popular youth pastor Matt Pitt of The Basement is expected to be released from jail in the next three weeks after serving time there for nearly eight months for allegedly impersonating a police officer.
Sick Woman Gets Out of Ambulance, Takes Metro to Hospital After Fighting First Responders Made Her Feel Unsafe
An ailing Washington, D.C. woman who called 911 for help getting emergency medical attention said she was forced to walk away from a city ambulance and take the local Metro to a hospital after two members of D.C. Fire and EMS started a heated argument in front of her.
Orphan Boy Davion Only, 16, Who Begged Church to Adopt Him Last Year Still Does Not Have a Home
Davion Only, a desperate 16-year-old orphan boy who made international headlines when he begged a congregation in Florida to adopt him last September has still not found a home, despite earlier media reports to the contrary.
Bomb Scare Interrupts Service, Forces Evacuation of $23 Million Greater Allen Cathedral Megachurch in NYC
A bomb scare at the $23 million Greater Allen Cathedral megachurch in Queens, N.Y., temporarily disrupted services on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of the church's 2,500 seat sanctuary.
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