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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Religion is ‘under siege,’ Bill Barr tells Catholics as he accepts award for ‘service in the Lord’s vineyard’
Calling it the foundation of free society, Attorney General Bill Barr said religion in America is “under siege” and urged an audience at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Wednesday to continue to advocate for religious liberty as he accepted an award from the group for his “service in the Lord’s vineyard.”
Trump vows to sign executive order protecting all babies born alive, including survivors of abortion
President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to sign an executive order to protect all babies born alive, including those who survive abortion.
Costco pulls Palmetto Cheese from shelves after founder calls Black Lives Matter ‘terror organization’
Retail giant Costco Wholesale has reportedly removed Palmetto Cheese products from its shelves after Brian Henry, founder of the pimento cheese company and mayor of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, branded Black Lives Matter a “terror organization.”
Trump issues executive order to combat ideology that America is ‘irredeemably racist and sexist’
President Donald Trump issued an executive order to combat “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” Tuesday just over two weeks after he directed federal agencies to stop teaching government workers about critical race theory and related concepts like “white privilege.”
Study of God in the brain points to a common thread among people of faith, neuroscientist says
In an interview with The Christian Post, neuroscientist Adam Green, senior investigator in a new Georgetown University study that found the strength of an individual’s faith in God is likely linked to the brain, explained how the new data point to a common thread among people of all faiths.
Fewer US adults now willing to take COVID-19 vaccine amid concerns over safety: poll
The percentage of U.S. adults who say they would definitely or probably get a COVID-19 vaccine has significantly declined over the last few months amid concerns about the vaccine's safety, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
After battle with addiction, ‘That’s So Raven’ star Orlando Brown is finding hope in Christian fellowship
After a tumultuous last few years, actor and rapper Orlando Brown, best known for his role as Eddie Thomas on the Disney Channel series “That's So Raven,” is getting ready to graduate from a faith-based treatment center in Texas and he's singing high praises about the power of prayer and Christian fellowship.
People deficient in vitamin D 54% more likely to get COVID-19: study
People with a vitamin D deficiency are 54% more likely to test positive for the new coronavirus. Members of predominantly black and Hispanic communities have been found to be most at risk, according to a new study.
Pastor Matt Chandler explains why the term ‘white privilege’ can be ‘stunningly offensive’
As someone who grew up as “poor white trash” in a blue collar neighborhood in Texas, Matt Chandler, lead pastor of teaching at The Village Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth area says he understands why some white people would find “white privilege” a “stunningly offensive” term.
How much you believe in God could be wired to your brain, study suggests
In Hebrews 11:1 in the Bible, faith is described as the “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Now, according to a new study by Georgetown University neuroscientists, the strength of one's faith in God is likely linked to the brain.
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