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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15-Year-Old High School Student Creates, Runs $3.5M Global Tech Company; Credits 'Lord and Savior' for Success
A 15-year-old high school student who started a tech company when he was 12, took it global and now employs more than 100 people three years later and is giving God the all the glory for his success.
64-Year-Old Diana Nyad Makes History as First Person to Swim 110 Miles From Florida to Cuba Without Shark Cage
After four failed attempts, 64-year-old Diana Nyad completed an inspiring and historic feat on Monday to become the first person to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.
Charlotte Pastor Wants 'Only White People' Greeting at Front of Diverse Church
A pastor at a multi-racial church in Charlotte, N.C., recently sparked a controversy among its congregation when she quietly issued a request to a group of volunteer greeters at the church that she wanted "only white people" greeting people at the front of the church as they come in for Sunday morning services.
Gay Advocates Get Their Way as Christian Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for Lesbian Couple Forced to Close Shop
Under attack from gay rights advocates for refusing to bake a cake for a lesbian couple because of their beliefs, a Christian couple in Gresham, Ore., was finally forced to shut down their store, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, this weekend.
Community in Shock After Boys From High School Soccer Team Charged With Allegedly Raping 3 Freshman Boys at Sports Camp
Three male teenage members of a Massachusetts high school soccer team spent the holiday weekend behind bars after they were arrested and charged last Friday with raping three freshman high school boys at a sports camp in the state.
Former Marine Sgt. Gets to Pursue College Football Dream After NCAA Rule Almost Kills It
A 24-year-old former Marine Sgt. who served in the military for five years almost had his dream of playing college football crushed when he discovered that an NCAA rule would technically prevent him from playing on Middle Tennessee State University's football team this season.
Homeless Man Who Returned Woman's $4K Engagement Ring Finds New Home, Says 'I Feel Human Now'
In February, Billy Ray Harris, 55, was a homeless man. Now, he has a new home, a car, and is getting ready to start his own painting business all because he chose to return a woman's $4,000 engagement ring she accidentally dropped in his change cup.
Black Teen, 16, Killed White Man, 22, Because He Was Having a Rough Day
Sixteen-year old Mychal King was so upset with his family on the night of Jan. 6, 2013 he wanted to "kill the first person he saw." So when Jason Taylor Paul, 22, rode up on his bike that fateful night, King stabbed him multiple times then left him in the street to become Clearwater, Fla.'s first homicide of 2013.
Raging, Potty Mouthed US Embassy Employee Sent Home After Expletive-Filled Row With Motorist In Malta Street
Talk about road rage. A hot-headed, potty mouthed American employee of the U.S. Embassy in Malta was sent home after he blew his cap in an expletive-filled row with a Maltese motorist on a local street and the embarrassing action was all caught on video then posted to YouTube for all the world to see.
'You Are Not Alone', Pope Tells Argentinian Woman Allegedly Raped by Police Officer in Surprise Call
Pope Francis continued his unorthodox reign from the Vatican this week by placing a surprise call to tell a 44-year-old Argentinian woman who claims she was raped by local police, "you are not alone."
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