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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'Can You Put on a Shirt?' Gym Tells Woman Her 'Toned Body' Is Intimidating Patrons
A woman recovering from a car accident was asked to put on a shirt by staff at the Planet Fitness Gym in Richmond, Calif., on Monday after staff informed her that her "toned body" was intimidating other club members.
Man Arrested on Birthday for Talking Too Long at Township Board Meeting; Faces 2 Years in Prison (Video)
A Michigan man is now facing a felony charge after he was arrested by local police for failing to observe a three-minute public comment limit during a recent Bridgeport Township board meeting. It was his birthday.
22-Y-O Mom Saves Twin Daughters in Rolling Car by Laying Down Behind It to Become Human 'Speed Bump'
A 22-year-old mother from Lawrence, Mass., sacrificed her body to save the lives of her twin daughters by becoming a "human speed bump" to stop her car from rolling down her driveway into traffic with the girls trapped inside.
Iowa Pastor Suffering From Cancer Finds $850 a Month Obamacare Health Insurance Difficult to Pay; Asks for Prayers
An Iowa pastor diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer in January is now asking for prayers to help pay for his new $850 a month health insurance he signed up for under Obamacare.
Putin Signs Treaty to Annex Crimea; Russia's Deputy PM Laughs at Obama's Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Tuesday a treaty making Crimea part of Russia. The move comes after his deputy prime minister, Dmitry Rogozin, dismissed U.S. sanctions meant to freeze the financial assets of 11 Russian and Ukrainian officials as a joke.
Bill Maher Curses God, Bible, Noah Story and 'Stupid' Americans Who Believe; Calls God 'Psychotic Mass Murderer'
Comedian and TV host Bill Maher left his target audience in riotous laughter in a recent rant on his show in which he cursed God, the Bible, the story of Noah and the "stupid" Americans who take Scripture literally.
Pastor Overwhelmed After Decades-Old Bible Survives Blast That Leveled Church, Killed 5 Members in East Harlem, NY
Members of the Spanish Christian Church leveled by a gas explosion that has so far resulted in the death of eight people, including five from their 60-member church, celebrated Saturday when firefighters discovered a symbol of hope beneath the rubble: a decades-old Bible.
The Deliverance of Starr Rogers: How Jesus Saved Her From the Brink of Suicide and the Pain of Four Abortions
Alabama native Starr Rogers aborted four pregnancies during her first marriage and none of them belonged to her husband. After she divorced her husband she almost aborted a fifth baby for the man with whom she had betrayed him.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Deliberately Flown Off Course Due to Possible 'Sabotage' or 'Hijack,' Radar Data Suggests
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which has been missing with 239 people on board for nearly a week now, was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, according to military radar data. Malaysian security officials think this could be as a result of "sabotage, with hijack still on the cards."
Colin Powell Gets Cool Points for 60-Y-O Selfie; Says 'Eat Your Heart Out Ellen'
Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin L. Powell set the Internet abuzz Thursday when he posted a 60-year-old selfie to Facebook and told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to "eat your heart out."
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