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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Kevin Hart makes Kirk Franklin’s twerking butt of joke at BET Awards: ‘The Lord didn’t ask for that’
Popular gospel artist Kirk Franklin confessed to being an imperfect Christian who fails and sins at times after his penchant for twerking at his concerts was made the butt of a wincing joke by comedian Kevin Hart at the 2025 BET Awards on Monday.
Suspect identified in murder of pastor found in bed with hands pinned to wall
A suspect connected to the death of beloved Pastor William Schonemann of New River Bible Chapel in Arizona, who was found dead in his bed in April with his hands pinned to a wall, has been identified, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has reported.
Buoyed by faith and mother’s prayer, Coco Gauff wins second Grand Slam title at French Open
When Christian tennis superstar Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in 2023 she went viral for publicly offering a prayer of thanksgiving to God. On Saturday it was her mother, Candi Gauff, who has now gone viral for her prayer moments before she won her second grand slam at the French Open women's singles final in Paris, France, on Saturday.
TD Jakes’ defamation lawsuit against man alleging abuse mired in dispute over AI and errors
Lawyers for both megachurch founder Bishop T.D. Jakes and former-pastor-turned-registered sex offender Duane Youngblood who alleges he was sexually assaulted by Jakes when he was a teenager some 40 years ago, have accused each other of making errors, and improperly using artificial intelligence in an ongoing defamation lawsuit filed by Jakes.
Tom Keesee, son of Faith Life Church founders, pleads not guilty to child sex crimes
Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee, a son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders and senior pastors of Faith Life Church in Ohio, pleaded not guilty to 32 counts of sexual abuse of multiple minors Tuesday, including additional charges of rape and gross sexual imposition of a child younger than 13.
Benny Hinn ambushed at $99 Christian conference by YouTuber Tyler Oliveira
Popular YouTube creator Tyler Oliveira claims he and his cameraman were assaulted after he ambushed televangelist Benny Hinn on stage and called him a fraud during a $99 Christian conference hosted by Lighthouse Church Of All Nations in Aslip, Illinois, last month.
Woman claims she fatally shot Pastor Ricky Floyd by mistake during dispute, police say
Samantha Marion, the woman charged with the fatal shooting of Pastor Ricky Floyd during a dispute outside a bar in Memphis, Tennessee, allegedly told police she shot him by mistake.
Robert Morris told Gateway elders he knew Cindy Clemishire was 12 during abuse: court filings
Although he has pleaded "not guilty" to five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child stemming from the alleged abuse of the now 55-year-old Cindy Clemishire in the 1980s, Gateway Church's embattled founder Robert Morris admits in new court filings that he knew she was underage when the abuse began.
Sean Feucht accused of financial, spiritual, moral misconduct
Activist missionary and worship leader Sean Feucht, who previously insisted that Christians should be ruling America because of their righteousness, has been accused of unrighteous financial, spiritual and moral misconduct by former workers of his multiple ministries.
Rick Joyner praises Mike Bickle as great church leader, pushes for his return to ministry
MorningStar Ministries founder Rick Joyner believes disgraced International House of Prayer Kansas City founder Mike Bickle should be restored to ministry leadership despite an independent investigative report concluding earlier this year that he used predatory tactics and spiritual manipulation to sexually abuse at least 17 females, including minors.
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