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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Charges dropped against pastor, counselor accused of trafficking drugs in prison
An Alabama pastor who was accused of trafficking drugs at the Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, where he also worked as a counselor, pledged to continue serving God and his community after the charges against him were dismissed when prosecutors failed to present any evidence in court Monday.
Tom Keesee, son of Faith Life Church founders, accused of sexually abusing sister, others
Gary Thomas “Tom” Keesee, a son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders and senior pastors of Faith Life Church, a family-run multi-campus megachurch in Ohio, is now facing mounting allegations of sexual abuse, including one from his sister, Kirsten McKinney.
Illinois church branded hateful for ‘Heaven has strict immigration laws’ sign amid immigration row
New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois, has been branded as hateful by some residents in the neighborhood for promoting a message on their electronic sign that says, “Heaven has strict immigration laws, Hell has open borders.”
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts praises God after dominating Super Bowl win over Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had high praise for God and his teammates Sunday following a 40-22 win over back-to-back defending champions Kansas City Chiefs to become the Super Bowl LIX champions.
Most American teens ‘very motivated’ to know about Jesus: Barna
Although religious affiliation and church attendance are currently on the decline, more than half of American teenagers say they are “very motivated” to know more about Jesus.
Most Democrats, Republicans agree cost of living is a big challenge facing families: study
For the first time in the last decade, most Democrats and Republicans agree that the cost of living is one of the most important issues facing American families today, according to the results of the recently released American Family Survey.
Saddleback Pastor Andy Wood apologizes for controversial post on Trump's inauguration
Saddleback Church Lead Pastor Andy Wood apologized to his congregants and staff for causing "confusion," weeks after he shut down the comments section of his Instagram post about the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, which made some of his followers ask if he had gone "MAGA."
IHOPKC’s Mike Bickle allegedly made abuse victim read Psalm 51 after sexual encounters: report
International House of Prayer Kansas City’s disgraced founder Mike Bickle used predatory tactics and spiritual manipulation to sexually abuse at least 17 females, including minors, according to the findings of an independent investigative report.
Lucy Pat Curl, wife of First Baptist Orlando pastor, dies after beating in home invasion
Lucy Pat Curl, the 85-year-old wife of First Baptist Church Orlando’s longtime pastoral care minister Bill Curl, who was hospitalized after she was brutally beaten during a home invasion last Friday, has died.
Steven Nelson, convicted of killing pastor inside church, to be executed after failed appeals
Some 13 years after he was sentenced to death for the grisly murder of Texas Rev. Clint Dobson inside his church in 2011, Steven Nelson maintains his innocence and said the late pastor's church rejected his efforts to contact Dobson's family days before he is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday.
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