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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Ex-Custodian of Bible Center Church Claims 7-Y-O Girl Tempted Him to Sexually Assault Her by 'Prancing Around in Short Shorts'
A former church custodian from Charleston, W.Va., blamed his wife for neglecting him after he was sentenced to 15- to 35-years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl he claims tempted him by "prancing around in short shorts."
Ayvani Perez, Teen Abducted by Gunmen After Mother Couldn't Provide Money or Jewelry During Home Invasion, Found Alive
A 14-year-old Georgia girl allegedly abducted on Tuesday morning by two gunmen frustrated that her mother did not have money or jewelry to give them during a violent home invasion has been found alive.
It Is 'OK' to Masturbate in Public Says Swedish Court in Landmark Ruling
A Swedish Court recently ruled that it was "Ok" to masturbate in public after acquitting a 65-year-old man charged with sexual assault for openly masturbating on a beach in Stockholm.
Slammed as a 'Terrorist,' New Miss America Nina Davuluri Brushes off Racist Tweets About Indian Heritage
After being slammed as a "terrorist" and mocked on social media with a barrage of racist messages because of her Indian heritage, newly crowned Miss America, 24-year-old Nina Davuluri. is unfazed by the attacks.
11-Year-Old Boy Donates Entire Savings of $10.03 to Local Police Department
An 11-year-old boy seeking to honor the memory of his grandfather, a former police officer who died in the line of duty before he was born, inspired a community of givers after he donated his entire savings of $10.03 to his local police department.
Millionaire Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich Lives on $4.50 a Day to Draw Attention to Hunger in US
Ron Shaich, CEO of Panera Bread Co. who was compensated some $4.4 million in 2012 by his billion dollar company, is nearing the end of a week long challenge in which he gave up a budget supporting sumptuous eating to survive on just $4.50 a day to draw attention to hunger in the United States.
'Let's Get This Man a House;' More Than 60K Raised in One Day in Campaign to Get House for Homeless Man Who Returned 42K
After shattering a $50,000 goal in donations to reward homeless Boston man Glen James for returning a lost backpack with more than $42,000 in it, a gofundme.com campaign has extended its goal to $250,000 to get the honest man a house.
Donations Pour in for Homeless Man, Glen James, Who Found and Returned Backpack With More Than $40K
Glen James, the homeless man who returned a lost backpack filled with more than $42,000 in cash and travelers checks, was honored by police in Boston, Mass., on Monday and he took the opportunity to praise God and thank everyone who ever gave him a penny.
Mother Praised for Turning Over Son to Police After Seeing Him Rob Disabled 85-Y-O Veteran at Gunpoint (Video)
A Kansas City, Mo., mother is now being praised by her neighbors for turning over her son to police after she identified him in a surveillance video among a gang of nine young men who staged a gunpoint robbery of a disabled 85-year-old veteran.
Self-Styled Christian Prophet Cindy Jacobs Says She Used Her Faith to Regrow Cheekbone, Rid Herself of Satanic Tumor
Self-styled television prophet Cindy Jacobs says she once used powerful faith to regrow a cheekbone in seconds and rid herself of a satanic tumor the size of a grapefruit that was growing behind her "lady parts."
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