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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Lifelong Episcopalian Senator John McCain Remembered as 'Hero' Who Stood Quietly for His Faith
As tributes continue to pour in from around the world for Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona who succumbed to brain cancer at his home on Saturday, many who praised his life as a war hero also remembered the lifelong Episcopalian for his faith.
Ron Carpenter Jr. Once Sowed 'Every Dime I Had' in TD Jakes Ministry and God Blessed Him
Calling him "the greatest voice on the globe" megachurch preacher Ron Carpenter Jr. revealed Wednesday that he once sowed "every dime I had" in the ministry of popular televangelist T.D. Jakes and God blessed him with a new church.
John MacArthur Says Some Evangelicals Are Ensnared by Desire to Please Culture
After fielding flak for branding the social justice movement a threat to the Gospel, Pastor John MacArthur further contended that embracing the movement reflects a church "completely ensnared in efforts to please the culture."
'Hero' 3-Y-O Boy Climbs From Wreck, Saving Brother Days After Mom Dies in Crash
Two toddler brothers have been found alive some four days after their pregnant mother, whom they were traveling with, was found dead near a car wreck. The 3-year-old boy who helped alert authorities about the crash is now being hailed a "hero."
At Prayer Vigil for Mollie Tibbetts, Priest Urges Mourners to Forgive Her Killer
A priest in Brooklyn, Iowa, where 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts was found dead Tuesday, urged mourners at a prayer service to forgive the person who killed her.
Assemblies of God Pastor Tells Church Witchcraft Coming for Trump, Doesn't See Him Surviving
A self-styled Assemblies of God prophet in Alabama warned his congregation Sunday that President Donald Trump is being attacked by strong forces of witchcraft and he doesn't see him surviving.
Bishop Roy E. Brown's Widow Says She Was Promised $2.5M Church House, 'Traumatized' by Eviction Notice
Paula Scarlett-Brown, the widow of Pilgrim Assemblies International founder Archbishop Roy E. Brown, says she has been "traumatized" by the manner in which she was asked to leave the $2.5 million church-owned house her late husband once promised would be hers.
Actors Sleep Outdoors in New York to Raise Thousands for Homeless Youth
The first time actor Rachel Brosnahan, star of Amazon's award-winning "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," decided to sleep outdoors to help raise money for homeless youth and awareness about their plight, she decided it would not be her last.
Baby Kissed by Pope Francis Recovers From Brain Tumor, Will Start School in Fall
The parents of a girl who recovered from a brain tumor after she was kissed on the head by Pope Francis continued to celebrate her recovery Friday with a $50,000 donation toward pediatric brain tumor research.
Fired Crossroads Pastor Patrick Garcia Thanks Elders as Hundreds Call for His Reinstatement
Two days after elders at Crossroads Christian Church in Indiana described him as a power-hungry, inexperienced leader who wanted "complete control," fired Pastor Patrick Garcia thanked them for the opportunity they gave him to lead.
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