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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Is Famed Pastor Marvin Winans Wrong for Refusing to Bless Unmarried Woman's Baby Before Congregation?
Famed pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans has come under fire from a local woman who says he has refused to bless her 2-year-old son before the congregation of his church in Detroit, Mich., and a heated debate on the wisdom of his decision is now raging online.
Teen Mom Caught Shoplifting Lingerie at Manhattan Victoria's Secret With Dead Baby Boy in Bag
A 17-year-old student and mother of a 2-year-old boy shocked security officers at a Victoria's Secret store in Herald Square, New York City on Thursday when they fingered her for shoplifting sexy lingerie but found the decomposing corpse of a baby boy in her bag too.
Ex-Lover of Christian NFL Player Adrian Peterson Says She Knows of Seven Children He Fathered Out of Wedlock Including Their Son
As Christian NFL player Adrian Peterson skipped practice with the Minnesota Vikings due to a personal matter on Wednesday, one of his ex-lovers and mother of one of his sons claimed she is aware of at least seven children he has sired out of wedlock.
Former NFL Player Turned Pastor, Irving Fryar, and 72-Y-O Mom Indicted in $690K Mortgage Scam
Former NFL player turned pastor, Irving Fryar, and his mother, Allene McGhee,72, were indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey on Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $690,000 from five banks through a "sophisticated mortgage fraud scam."
OJ Simpson Planning to Become Televangelist; Hopes to Be Out of Prison by Christmas to Bring Gift of God to World
Disgraced American football legend and retired actor O.J. Simpson is reportedly planning to become a televangelist after his release from a five year prison term some time this Christmas.
15-Year-Old Orphan Boy, Davion Only, Begs Church to Adopt Him; 'I'll Take Anyone Old or Young, Dad or Mom, Black, White, Purple'
A 15-year-old orphan boy desperate for a home exposed the heartbreaking state of adoption in the United States recently when he swallowed his fear and stood before a packed church and begged anyone to adopt him but someone is yet to give him a home.
No Special Treatment: Ballsy London Traffic Warden Tickets Hillary Clinton's Mercedes Despite Protest From Secret Service
A ballsy traffic warden determined to uphold the law in London ticketed the vehicle carrying former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton around that city last Saturday despite protest from secret service agents because it was parked for 45 minutes without payment of the appropriate parking fees.
Youth Evangelist Matt Pitt Will Spend 10 Months in Jail for Violating Probation; Parents Say It's 'Test of Faith'
Popular youth evangelist Matt Pitt, 30, who founded one of America's largest Christian youth ministries known as The Basement will spend the next 10 months in jail after an Alabama judge revoked his probation for a 2012 crime on Tuesday.
Christian NFL Player Adrian Peterson Welcomed Secret Daughter With Waitress Around Time He Learned He Was Father of Dead Son
Christian NFL running back Adrian Peterson reportedly fathered another child out of wedlock around the same time he learned he was the father of his son who was allegedly murdered by his mother's boyfriend last week.
Student Saved From Abortion by Christian Adoption Agency After Mother's Rape, Is Auburn University's 100th Homecoming Queen
A 22-year-old woman whose life was spared with the help of a Christian adoption agency after her biological mother was raped has been voted Auburn University's 100th homecoming queen and she is now using her inspiring story to encourage people to adopt.
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