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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Goodwill Manager Finds Stacks of $100 Bills Totaling $43K in Pockets of Donated Clothing and Returns It
When Tyler Gedelian, 29, manager of a Goodwill store in Monroe, Mich., stumbled upon stacks of $100 bills totaling more than $43,000 stashed in the pockets of some old suits and robes last Wednesday, he never once thought of keeping the money.
Father Murders Wife, Son, Daughter Then Suffers Heart Attack: 'What Could Bring Someone to Such a Dark Place?' Asks Horrified Police
Police in Robbins, Ill., are now searching for answers after a father left them no apparent clue of his motive for murdering his wife, 17-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter, who he chased and shot in the back before dying of a heart attack on Sunday.
Coca-Cola's 'America the Beautiful' Super Bowl Ad Sparks Outrage
A one-minute Coca-Cola commercial featuring a multilingual rendition of the patriotic song "America the Beautiful" sparked a firestorm of criticism about whether singing the song in different languages was the right thing to do.
N.C. Pastor Mark Harris Enters U.S. Senate Race to 'Repeal Obamacare'; Says He Can Unite Conservatives and Republicans
A North Carolina Pastor who God called to the pulpit more than 26 years ago says he is pushing to represent the state in the U.S. Senate because 'I have to' and believes that he can unite conservatives and Republicans to beat Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan in the midterm election in November.
Seattle Seahawks Linebacker Mike Morgan Leads Broncos Players in Prayer After His Team Devastates Them in Super Bowl Blowout
In an amazing display of faith on Sunday, a group of Denver Broncos players joined Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mike Morgan for a moment of prayer on the field after his team handed them a devastating 43-8 blowout win in the NFL Super Bowl 2014.
Pastor and Former Ram Aeneas Williams Elected to NFL Hall of Fame
Former Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams NFL player turned pastor Aeneas Williams was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014 Saturday after being a finalist for the honor twice before.
Employer Fires Woman Just Hours After Her Doctors Revealed She Needed Time Off for Cancer Treatment; Now She's Suing
S37, an Illinois management company, is now facing the wrath of the public and a lawsuit from one its former employees after it was recently revealed they fired her less than two hours after her doctors told them she would need some time off from work for cancer treatment.
Neurosurgeon Who Walked 6 Miles in Snow to Save Dying Man Said Patient's Survival Was 'Miraculous Event…That's in the Lord's Hands'
Alabama neurosurgeon Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw, 62, who is being widely praised for trekking six miles in snow to perform life-saving brain surgery on a man who only had a 10 percent chance of living said the patient's survival is a "miraculous event" and his life is now in "the Lord's hands."
Italian Appeals Court Finds Amanda Knox, Ex-Boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito Guilty of Murdering Meredith Kercher Again
Former exchange student Amanda Knox and her British ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were both convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher for the second time by an Italian appeals court Thursday night.
Hospital Charges Snake-Bitten Man $81K for Anti-Venom Available Online for $750 After 18 Hour Stay
A 54-year-old man who went to the Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in North Carolina to treat a snake bite last summer said he was left in shock after the hospital sent him a bill of more than $89,000 after an 18-hour stay.
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