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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Major Obamacare Provision Delayed by a Year; Businesses Won't Be Fined for Not Providing Health Insurance
A major provision of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care law requiring businesses to provide their workers with health insurance or face fines has been delayed by one year, the Treasury Department announced on Tuesday.
Abortion Supporters Chant 'Hail Satan' in Texas Capitol as Pro-Lifers Sing 'Amazing Grace'
For several hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, the phrase "Hail Satan" trended on Twitter as word spread that abortion supporters had chanted it at pro-life Christians singing "Amazing Grace" amid mounting tensions over the pending passage of strict abortion laws in the Texas Capitol.
Violent Fistfight Over Church Seat Lands Utah Man in Jail
A violent fistfight that erupted after a quarrel over saved seats during a missionary farewell and baby blessing at the Meadows Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Utah on Sunday has landed a 51-year-old man in jail.
Teen Jailed for Sarcastic Comment on Facebook Being Beat Up Behind Bars, Says Weeping Dad
The father of teenager Justin Carter, who has been in jail since a February arrest for making a sarcastic comment on Facebook, wept over the black eyes and concussions he claims his son has suffered from beatings behind bars and is now desperately trying to get his son's hefty $500,000 bail reduced.
Ex-CIA Boss Gen. David Petraeus Lands $150,000 Gig at CUNY to Work Just 3 Hours a Week
Former CIA director, Gen. David Petraeus, who resigned from his post last November over a scandalous affair with his biographer, has reportedly landed a $150,000 gig with the City University of New York (CUNY) to work just three hours a week.
Lottery Winner Leaves $10,000 Tip for Diner Owner Whose Daughter Is Fighting Cancer
A diner owner from Chamberlain in Saskatchewan, Canada, was recently overwhelmed with emotion after a man who won $25 million in the British Columbia lottery last year paid for his meal of a burger and fries with a $10,000 check and told him to keep the change to help his young daughter who is suffering from cancer.
Musician Matthew West Tells Story of 'Forgiveness' With Help of 20,000 in New Book
Matthew West has entered the "scary new world" of book writing and the popular contemporary Christian musician who describes himself as a storyteller is tackling the subject of forgiveness with the help of narratives drawn from the lives of more than 20,000 people in his first project.
Publisher Pulls Plug on Paula Deen Book After It Hits No.1 on Amazon
Book publisher Random House announced they were cancelling the publication of 'Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up,' due out this fall even after pre-orders of the cookbook had it sitting at #1 on Amazon's bestseller list.
George Zimmerman's Defense Atty Eats Celebration Cones With Daughter in Controversial Photo
A controversial photo of George Zimmerman's defense attorney Don West eating ice cream with two of his daughters with the tagline "we beat stupidity celebration cones" triggered a firestorm of criticism on Friday after some took it as a potshot at the prosecution's star witness, Rachel Jeantel.
New Round in Battle Over Texas Abortion Limits Begins Today
After Democratic activism botched the passage of legislation in the Texas Senate that would have banned abortions in that state after 20 weeks, the legislature's Republican majority vowed that the process would not be derailed again in a second special session that begins on Monday.
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