
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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Andrew Cuomo tells church ‘God’s not finished with me yet,’ blames ‘cancel culture’
Quoting copious amounts of Scripture and declaring “God’s not finished with me yet,” former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who resigned last August after he was accused of sexually harassing several women, told a congregation in Brooklyn Sunday that the allegations were part of a political hit job that exploited “cancel culture” to remove him from office.

Voddie Baucham says he's been asked to accept nomination for SBC president
Renowned preacher and missionary Voddie Baucham confirmed Friday that he has been asked to “accept a nomination for SBC President.” However, due to his nature as an SBC "outsider," he is not sure if he is eligible to run.

Student faces attacks for reading Bible in Florida school, science teacher called him ‘ignorant’: lawsuit
A 14-year-old Christian student in Florida, who was allegedly told to stop taking his Bible to school after he was repeatedly attacked and bullied by students and teachers alike for his faith, has filed a lawsuit “seeking significant damages because the school has destroyed his educational experience.”

Fla. Pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president, says 'faith family' is all he's ever known
A day after Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton announced he would break tradition and not seek reelection following his first year in office, Florida Pastor Willy Rice is set to be nominated for the position at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting this June in Anaheim, California.

3 Christian sisters and chaperone killed by father in sanctuary were all members, church says
Three sisters and their father, who fatally shot them and their chaperone before killing himself inside the sanctuary of The Church in Sacramento during a supervised visit in California on Monday, were all members of the church, officials have confirmed.

Ed Litton says he won’t seek reelection as SBC president, prompts mixed reactions
Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton departed from decades of tradition Tuesday to announce he will not seek re-election this summer, prompting reactions ranging from relief to disappointment eight months into his one-year term.

To buy a house or find a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it harder than parents: study
For young adults today, more Americans agree that it’s easier for them than their parents’ generation to stay in touch with friends and family, get into college or find a job. But when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college, buying a house or finding a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it a lot harder.

Father fatally shoots 3 daughters, chaperone inside church then kills himself
A father fatally shot his three daughters and their chaperone inside the sanctuary of a California church before killing himself during a supervised visit with them Monday night, police said.

Pastor Greg Locke says he’s being threatened with death, hexes and sex toys for exposing witches
Pastor Greg Locke, who exposed the presence of suspected witches at his church in recent weeks, says he’s being threatened with death, hexes, sex toys and glitter bombs for preaching about deliverance from evil.

Pastor survives after he's stabbed 7 times in 'devastating' random attack outside home
Members of Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana, California, are thanking God for their pastor being alive after he was stabbed seven times in a random attack outside his home that left him with significant injuries, including two punctured lungs



















