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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The Republican National Convention pitched a rainbow coalition of 32 potential candidates for the 2016 GOP presidential nominee to supporters online Wednesday. Early reactions indicate there might be a difficult path to selecting the top contenders.
Humble Neurosurgeon Zenko Hrynkiw Walks 6 Miles in Snow to Perform Life-Saving Brain Surgery After He Got Stuck in Traffic
When a rare mix of ice and snow halted traffic and shut down most of Alabama Tuesday, a Birmingham neurosurgeon responding to a call for emergency brain surgery at the Trinity Medical Center decided to walk six miles in the snow to save a patient's life after he got stuck in traffic.
Christian Women Who Wear Clothes Outlining Shape of Their Body Are 'Sensual' and 'Wrong,' Says Preacher Paul Washer
Itinerant preacher and founder of HeartCry Missionary Society, Paul Washer, says Christian women who wear clothes that outline the shape of their body are "sensual" and "wrong" about how they are exhorted to dress in the Bible.
'My Biggest Regret is What Happened in Benghazi', Says Hillary Clinton; Ted Cruz Replies, 'Talk's Cheap'
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed on Monday that her biggest regret while serving in the position was the deadly attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider Banning All Marriages to Prevent Gay Marriage in State
Less than two weeks after a federal judge ruled unconstitutional a voter-sanctioned Oklahoma law that defines marriage as a union exclusively between heterosexual couples, state lawmakers are now considering banning all marriages to keep gay marriage illegal in the state.
Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Punishes 38 Inmates With Bread and Water Meals for Destroying US Flag; Supporters Cheer Him
Arizona's self-styled "toughest Sheriff" in America, Joe Arpaio, says he has placed 38 inmates on a bread and water diet in six of the state's jails under his control because they desecrated the United States flag.
Man Laughs While Getting Four Life Sentences for Kidnapping, Raping Ex-Girlfriend on 16th Birthday After Killing Her Mother
A 22-year-old man who laughed as he was sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences in prison for kidnapping and raping his then 16-year-old ex-girlfriend on her birthday shortly after killing her mother in 2012 said he would have felt much better with a death sentence.
High School Cafeteria Worker Allegedly Stole $500 a Day for Several Years Amounting to Nearly $1 Million
A former cafeteria manager at North Springs High School in Fulton County, Ga., who allegedly stole $500 a day over several years amounting to approximately $1 million has been arrested.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Shocks Justice Advocate with Support for Decriminalizing Marijuana; Says He Doesn't Support Legalization
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) shocked one justice advocate Thursday when he publicly voiced his support for decriminalizing marijuana for the first time. The governor, however, does not support legalizing the drug.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Agrees with Gov. Cuomo; 'Extreme' Conservatives Not Welcome in NY State
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) might disagree with Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on a tax hike on wealthy residents of the city to pay for universal prekindergarten says he is 'absolutely right' about at least one thing – 'extreme' conservatives aren't welcome in New York State.
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