Leonardo Blair

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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    Richard Sherman's 'I'm Better at Life Than You' Comment a Lesson on Self Worth?

    A debate continues to rage online over comments made two Thursdays ago by Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman, who unmercifully ripped into controversial ESPN First Take analyst Skip Bayless for trying to bait him into comparing himself to New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis.

  • Pope Francis: A Pontiff for the Poor

    Pope Francis: A Pontiff for the Poor

    Pope Francis, formerly Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, was formally installed as the head of the Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday in front of thousands of people, including heads of states. But even before his inauguration, this new pope has made all indication that the poor that he served for most of his life will continue to be a top priority in his papacy.

  • Church Tries Calming Tensions After NYPD Kills Brooklyn Teen Kimani Gray

    Church Tries Calming Tensions After NYPD Kills Brooklyn Teen Kimani Gray

    In the East Flatbush community of Brooklyn, N.Y. where 16-year-old Kimani Gray was shot dead by undercover officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) last Saturday, the grief is still raw and emotions are running high as one church group struggles to stanch the pain.

  • Welcome to New York City's Biggest Church – The Subway

    Welcome to New York City's Biggest Church – The Subway

    They are not always welcome, and most times catch straphangers off guard, but on any given day in New York City's subway, there is a colorful array of Christians expressing their faith in God among the dancers, musicians and the usual panhandlers and performers dotting the platforms and subway cars.

  • NBA Superstar Derrick Rose to Pay for Funeral of Murdered Baby

    NBA Superstar Derrick Rose to Pay for Funeral of Murdered Baby

    Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose has offered to pay for the funeral of a 6-month-old baby girl who was shot five times as her father changed her diaper in the front seat of a parked van on Chicago's South Side on Monday.

  • Heresy in Catholic Theology? John Piper Clarifies Controversial Comments

    Heresy in Catholic Theology? John Piper Clarifies Controversial Comments

    As Pope Francis began his first full day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, Desiring God founder, John Piper, attempted to clarify a controversial statement he made in 2009 about heresy in Roman Catholic theology.

  • Hispanic Community Conflicted Over Gay Rights in Immigration Reform

    Hispanic Community Conflicted Over Gay Rights in Immigration Reform

    Prominent Hispanic organizations such as the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) are backing provisions for gay couples in immigration reform talks – but Hispanic evangelicals want to keep immigration reform and gay rights as separate issues.

  • RNC Chairman Courts Black Voters at Brooklyn Megachurch

    RNC Chairman Courts Black Voters at Brooklyn Megachurch

    Republican National Convention (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus joined some influential black voters and community leaders at the Christian Cultural Center megachurch in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Monday to learn how the Republican Party can win their trust and perhaps even their vote the next time around.

  • Court Rules Fifth Grader Can Invite Classmates to Church Party

    A U.S. Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday that a then-fifth-grade student should have been allowed to pass out fliers to her classmates to invite them to a Christmas party at her church as it wouldn't cause "substantial disruption."

  • Missouri Church Receives Bill for $666; Offers to Pay More

    Missouri Church Receives Bill for $666; Offers to Pay More

    A Kearney, Mo., church offered to pay more for a building permit after the city sent them an ominous bill for $666.

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