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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Faith Marketing Brings Huge Support From Blacks in $25M Debut for 'The Butler'
Lee Daniels' historical drama 'The Butler' starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey topped the box office with a $25 million opening last weekend and faith marketing to black Americans played a huge role in its success.
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Arguing that congressional hearings and new safeguards recently announce by President Barack Obama might not be enough to ensure privacy rights, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) called for the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's surveillance programs.
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President of The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore, says "the Bible Belt is collapsing" and Christians have lost the culture war in America. However, the latest developments in the U.S. just "might be good for the church," he explained.
Viral Video of Church Choir Warning Christians To Keep Personal Matters Off Facebook Stirs Controversy
A viral video of a church choir giving a spirited warning to Christians about Facebook in a song billed 'Keep Your Business Off Of Facebook' has sparked a controversial debate on whether the song is glorifying to God.
American and British Christians Need to 'Grow Up,' Says Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Christians in the U.S. and Britain need to "grow up" and stop equating being "mildly uncomfortable" with persecution, says former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
Bristol Palin Slams Obama Administration; Tells Young Americans 'Please Beware' of Surveillance
Bristol Palin, the oldest daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, warned young Americans on Thursday that the Obama administration is "snooping and spying on innocent citizens" and they should band together and fight against it.
12-Year-Old With 'Brain- Eating' Infection 'Seems to Be Getting Worse'
After hundreds of prayers from friends, family and well-wishers, the parents of a 12-year-old Florida boy infected with a rare and deadly "brain-eating" condition are now asking for a miracle as their son's health "seems to be getting worse."
Staggering 11.8 Million Viewers Make 'Duck Dynasty' the Most Watched Reality Show Ever
A staggering 11.8 million viewers tuned in to watch the premiere of the fourth season of the backwoods reality series 'Duck Dynasty' on A&E this Wednesday to make the series the most watched reality show ever on cable television.
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A federal appeals court in Michigan caused a celebration among beggars on Wednesday, after it ruled that a Depression-era statute outlawing begging in the state is unconstitutional, because it violates an individual's right to free speech.
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