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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Detroit Man Charged With Raping, Murdering and Burning 5-Year-Old Girl
Mourners built a mound of stuffed toys on the steps of a burnt out and abandoned house in Detroit Mich., where the charred remains of 5-year-old Mariha Smith was found in 2011 as prosecutors officially charged Darnell Cheatham, 22, with her ghastly rape and death on Monday.
British Father's Priceless Reaction to His Once Failing Son Getting a 'C' on His National Math Exam Goes Viral (VIDEO)
A British dad's overwhelmingly joyous celebration of his once failing son recently scoring a 'C' on his national math exams is now drawing praise from around the world and has gone viral.
Father Shot, Killed in Failed Robbery Attempt in Front of Horrified Son
The family of a 41-year-old father of two was gutted with grief last Saturday night after he was shot dead in a horrific robbery attempt in front of his 15-year-old son who was also injured in the attack.
Why Everyone, If You Can Take It, Should Go See '12 Years a Slave'
It is a searing, gut-wrenching and particularly intelligent statement on the African-American experience that dares you to "say something." It subtly yet all the while agonizingly paints a complex pathology depicting the nuanced response of black people to slavery and its attendant racism debunking that offensive N-word the black characters are called so repeatedly in the film it will make you feel dirty for listening.
Mother of 20 Adopted Children, Including 7 Teens, Encourages Adoption of Older Children, Like Davion Only
After 15-year-old Florida orphan Davion Only was forced to make a plea to find an adoptive family, a woman who has adopted 20 of her 22 children, including seven of them as teenagers, is encouraging families considering adoption to adopt older children.
Oprah Allegedly Rejects White House Invite to Help Push Obamacare; It Was 'Immediate, Flat-Out, Unequivocal No'
Even billionaire media mogul and one time buddy of President Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, wants nothing to do with Obamacare.
Baptist Pastor Tells Church She's Married to Female Bishop and Resigns; Claims Scripture Supports Same-Sex Love
A fiery female Baptist pastor from Detroit shocked conservatives in her church and triggered a rift among the membership when she resigned after revealing she married a female bishop from Washington D.C several months ago, charging that the Bible supports it.
Drunk Dad Allegedly Shoots Teen Son in Front of Pregnant Girlfriend Over Football
An Indiana man will now have to live with a mountain of heartache and a fatherless grandson after he allegedly shot his 19-year-old son dead in front of the teen's pregnant girlfriend after a drunken argument over football last Sunday evening.
Orphan Boy, Davion Only's Desperate Plea for Loving Home 'Made Whole Church Cry,' Says Pastor; 500 People Inquire About Adoption
Davion Only, a 15-year-old orphan who recently made a desperate plea for someone to adopt him at a church in St. Petersburg, Fla., "made the whole church cry" with his story, and now more than 500 people have inquired about adopting him.
New York City Likely to Start Closing Schools to Observe Muslim Holidays Next Year
New York City is likely to start giving students time off to observe Muslim holy days Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha starting next year in honor of the estimated 13 percent of Muslims among its 1.1 million student population.
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