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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Man Turns Dead Brother's Wish to Give Away $500 Tip to Waiter Into a National Movement
A Kentucky man who sought to honor his dead brother's last wish by tipping a waiter or waitress $500 has turned the event into a nationwide movement after public reaction to a video of his first big tip went viral on YouTube last year.
Woman Tried to Hire Undercover Cop to Kill Husband; Says Easier Than Divorce
A 21-year-old Michigan woman who wanted a "clean getaway" from her marriage to her 27-year-old husband was captured on video trying to hire a cop posing as a hit man to kill her spouse because "it was easier than divorcing him."
NY Nun Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail for Stealing $128K From Churches to Feed Casino Gambling Addiction
A 68-year-old Catholic nun from New York who stole nearly $130,000 from the collection plates of two parishes to feed her gambling addiction was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Monday.
'I Don't Want To Be Consumed by Hatred...God Is In Control,' Says Cleveland Kidnap Survivor Michelle Knight
Three young women who were raped, physically abused and held captive in the home of Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro for 10 years until their dramatic rescue in May, publicly thanked Americans for their help and shared a glimpse of their new lives for the first time since the end of their ordeal.
Ex-Madam, Who Supplied Escorts to Eliot Spitzer, Challenges Him in NYC Comptroller Race
Former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in disgrace in 2008 for patronizing a high-end escort service, has announced that he is running for comptroller of New York City. And Kristin Davis, the ex-madam jailed for supplying him with prostitutes through the service, is challenging him for the job.
Teresa Heinz, of Heinz Ketchup Fortune and Wife of John Kerry, Hospitalized in 'Fair' Condition
The condition of Teresa Heinz, heir to the Heinz Ketchup fortune and wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, has been upgraded to fair after being hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday night, according to the State Department.
Controversial Ariz. Pastor Sparks Anger by Saying 'Gays Should Be Executed'
A 31-year-old electrician, father of seven and pastor from Tempe, Ariz., who once wished President Barack Obama would die of brain cancer like Ted Kennedy, came under fire from Irish citizens last week after he declared that the Bible says "gays should be executed" and he supports the teaching.
After Abuse Claims, Teen Jailed For Sarcastic Facebook Comment Gets Hearing on Prohibitive $500K Bond
Justin Carter, the Texas teenager who was arrested more than four months ago and later jailed for posting a sarcastic comment on Facebook, may soon be able to go home after a judge this week agreed to a hearing on his prohibitive $500,000 bond.
Death Threats Force Removal of Calif. Police Officers Who Shot Dog
Three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a Rottweiler called Max in Southern California on Sunday, have been removed from street duty due to death threats against them and their families.
How a Dog Called Obi Changed a Pennsylvania Church and Its Community
Just under two years ago, the Rev. Marion Haynes-Weller of Kreutz Creek Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania was struggling to connect with the Hellam Township community. When she took her dog Obi to church one day in the summer of 2011 however, everything began to change.
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