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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A Christian couple in Sacramento, Calif., who say God told them to "open up a pot shop" where they administer prayer to customers are now locked in what could be a history-making fight with the Internal Revenue Service over a nearly $875,000 tax bill.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Vetoes Controversial Religious Freedom Bill SB 1062
Under pressure from gay rights advocates, politicians and business interests, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer put an end to mounting speculation Wednesday evening when she announced that she vetoed the state's controversial religious freedom bill S.B. 1062.
Maintenance Worker Saves Newborn Baby Boy Left by 16-Y-O High School Student in Dumpster; Colleague Calls it a 'Miracle'
A maintenance worker at an apartment complex in Houston, Texas, is being praised after he rescued a baby boy from a dumpster. Doctors say the baby was born just four or five hours prior to the find.
Pastor Perry Noble of NewSpring Church Causes Stir With Revelation He Is Taking Anti-Depressants for Mental Anxiety
Perry Noble, senior and founding pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina, revealed Monday that he has been taking anti-depressants since 2012 after years of struggling with anxiety and suicidal thoughts.
Mitt Romney Surprisingly Urges Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to Veto Controversial Religious Freedom Bill; Republicans Think She Will
Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, waded into the fray surrounding Arizona's controversial religious freedom bill that opponents say discriminates against gays when he urged the state's Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to veto it because it is the "right" thing to do.
Baptist Pastor, Oleksandr Turchynov, Named Acting President of Ukraine; Christians Thank God for Peace
After watching their country erupt into months of angry anti-government protests, Christians in Ukraine praised a peace deal that ended the protests as well as the appointment of Baptist pastor Dr. Oleksandr Turchynov as their interim president.
Arizona Senate Panel Votes to Dump Common Core; 'Some of The Reading Material Is Borderline Pornographic,' Says Senator
Disregarding pleas from business leaders last Thursday, Arizona's Senate Education Committee voted to stop the state from implementing the Common Core State Standards Initiative it adopted four years ago.
4-Month-Old Baby Dies After Alleged Sexual Assault by Drug Addled 19-Y-O Man
A 4-month-old baby girl died in New Mexico Sunday after suffering what police describe as an allegedly brutal sexual assault by her mother's 19-year-old boyfriend, the details of which are so graphic they cannot be aired.
Black Women in New York City Aborted More Than Half of Their Reported Pregnancies in 2012; Reported Most Miscarriages Too
Black women in New York City aborted more than half of their pregnancies in 2012, topping the number of abortions recorded by women of every other racial or ethnic group in the city, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Washington Lobbyist Jack Burkman Preparing Bill to Ban Gays From NFL; 'We Are Losing Our Decency as a Nation' He Says
Lamenting that the United States is losing its "decency as a nation," Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman announced Monday that he is preparing legislation that would ban gay athletes from playing in the National Football League.
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