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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Have Wild Videos of Christians Doing the 'Harlem Shake' Crossed the Line?
A debate is now raging online over whether or not videos depicting youth from Christian churches and universities doing a contemporary version of the 'Harlem Shake' dance have crossed the line into inappropriate sexually suggestive behavior.
Va. Megachurch Entangled in Leadership Sex Scandal Recruits Adviser Jonathan Falwell
(Photo: facebook/Richmond Outreach Center) Founding pastor of the The Richmond Outreach Center in Virginia, Geronimo Aguilar. Despite resignations from four of its five pastors last week over an explosive sexual scandal haunting its former founding pastor, members of Virginia's Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) church are soldiering on with the help of Jonathan Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va.
Man Allegedly Hired Hitman to Kill Pregnant Girlfriend Because She Wouldn't Get Abortion
A 21-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with the murder of his pregnant 20-year-old girlfriend because she refused to do an abortion so he could allegedly be with his "other girlfriend."
Christian High Wire Artist Nik Wallenda Unmasks in New Book, Untethers for Walk Across Grand Canyon
On June 23, 2013, high wire artist and acrobat Nik Wallenda will attempt to cross the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. It is expected to be the legend's most daring feat yet. If he falls, he says, he already knows where he's going. There's a very good chance though, he won't.
Philadelphia Orchestra Gives 'Musical Surprise' on Plane Delayed on Tarmac in Beijing for Three Hours
During a three-hour delay caused by bad weather on Friday, members of the famed Philadelphia Orchestra brought sweet relief to fellow passengers on a flight stuck on a tarmac in Beijing by giving an impromptu performance that left the audience clamoring for more.
Anna Christine, 10, Stuns Audience With 'The House of the Rising Sun' on 'America's Got Talent'
A 10-year-old girl from Henderson, Nev., has left some people wondering if she has the Benjamin Button disease after she powered through a soulful rendition of traditional folk song, "The House of the Rising Sun," on the popular TV show "America's Got Talent."
Catholic NFL Champ Matt Birk Skipped White House Trip Because Obama Said 'God Bless' Planned Parenthood
Recently retired NFL player Matt Birk who played center for the 2012 Super Bowl champs, the Baltimore Ravens, rejected the opportunity to join the team on the traditional champion's trip to the White House this week because of President Barack Obama's support for Planned Parenthood.
Report: US Economy Not Yet in Recovery Mode But Housing Is Looking Up
The U.S. economy is not yet in recovery mode, according to the second quarterly report of 2013 of the UCLA Anderson Forecast's outlook for the United States.
Brainy Beauty Queen and Lawyer Erika Harold Announces Run for Congress
Miss America 2003 winner and Harvard educated lawyer Erika Harold, 33, announced on Monday that she is running for Congress and she has a lot to talk about on her second time around.
Forget Student Loans, If You Can Solve This Math Problem You'll be a Millionaire
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) announced on Monday that the prize for solving a number theory problem known as the 'Beal Conjecture' has been increased to $1 million.
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