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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Judge Who Ordered Baby's Name Changed From 'Messiah' Cited by Court Panel for Religious Bias
A Tennessee judge who had ordered a young couple to change their baby boy's name from "Messiah" to something else because it is a title reserved for Jesus Christ has been cited by a court panel for inappropriate religious bias.
Woman Allegedly Beat, Viciously Raped Younger Lesbian Lover Because She Wanted to Leave After a Fight
A 32-year-old Little Rock, Ark., woman is now in police custody after she allegedly beat and viciously raped her younger, 24-year-old lover after she tried to leave her home on Saturday night.
Woman Stops Doubting God After She Dies and Says She Spoke to Him in Heaven for 9 Minutes; 'It Was Perfect, Beautiful, Amazing'
A devout churchgoing woman who doubted God's existence for most of her life says her doubts were laid to rest when she died for nine minutes and spoke to God in heaven in an experience so indescribable it felt like she had been imbued with 500 senses.
Popular Singer Chris Brown Arrested on Felony Assault Charges; May Face Jail Time Due to Probation
Popular R&B singer Chris Brown, who battered one-time girlfriend and pop star Rihanna, was arrested and charged with felony assault this morning according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
Mother and 4 Children Slaughtered in Horrific Stabbing at Brooklyn House; Crazed Cousin Held as Suspect
Four children, all under age 10, and their 37-year-old mother were brutally hacked to death in a murderous rampage at an apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturday night, and a family member is currently being held as the main suspect.
Mother Allegedly Pushed 12 Daughters Into 'Hell' By Selling Their Virginity; Daughter Refused Abortion After She Became Pregnant
Margarita de Jesus Zapata Moreno, 45, a Colombian mother of 14, was arrested this week on charges that she sent her daughters into "hell" by selling their virginity for a few hundred dollars to make ends meet.
Heartbreak as Teenager Kills Herself Because Parents Banned Her From Facebook
A 17-year-old Indian girl killed herself on Wednesday after her parents told her she needed to stop wasting her time on Facebook and her mobile phone and focus more on her studies.
Hero Mailman Saves Woman and House From Fire in Detroit Then Continues Delivering Letters
A mailman from Detroit, Mich., is now being hailed as a hero after he took time out of his delivery schedule Tuesday to save a woman and her house from a fire that could have burned through a whole room before the woman even noticed.
Local GOP Chair Don Yelton, Who Commented on 'Lazy Black People' on 'The Daily Show,' Resigns
Don Yelton, a North Carolina county precinct GOP chair, resigned from his position on Thursday after he was reported using the N-word and saying "lazy black people" want "the government to give them everything" in an interview which aired on "The Daily Show" Wednesday.
'No Telephone Makes Call in US Without Leaving Record With NSA,' Says Edward Snowden; Supporters Rally Against NSA Saturday
Former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden has disputed a claim by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, that the government's phone record collection program isn't "surveillance" and is backing a mass rally against the NSA planned for Saturday in Washington, D.C.
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