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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Donald Trump surrogate, Rev. Omarosa Manigault, who shot to reality stardom for her villainous turn on "The Apprentice" said Wednesday that anyone who eventually becomes president after the election season will be ordained by God.
Hillary Clinton Says Whites Need to Listen to Black Americans More
With pitch perfect poise and aplomb, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton seemed to glide to the podium at the National Action Network's convention on Wednesday as the audience enveloped her in cheers.
Ben Carson Confidant Armstrong Williams Booed for Saying 'Everything in America Not Always About Race' at NAN Convention
Armstrong Williams, longtime confidante of Dr. Ben Carson, drew the wrath of attendees at Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City Wednesday when he was roundly booed for declaring "everything in America is not about race."
Gang Kills Pastor in Nigeria for Preaching About Jesus
Police in Nigeria have arrested four members of a gang who allegedly confessed to brutally murdering a pastor they were holding hostage because he told them to repent of their sins.
13th New Jersey School District Votes to Allow Boys Who Identify as Female to Use Girls' Bathrooms
The Pascack Valley Regional School District in northern New Jersey voted Monday to allow students who identify as transgender to use restrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity instead of their sex.
Free Church of Scotland Tells Creflo Dollar He Is Not Welcome With Blasphemous Prosperity Gospel
Creflo Dollar has been branded as "blasphemous" and declared a persona non grata in Glasgow by high profile moderator of the Free Church of Scotland the Rev. David Robertson.
Alabama Megachurch Mourns Passing of Pastor Keith Lindsey
The Alabama megachurch Church of the Highlands celebrated the life of their Greystone Campus Pastor Keith Lindsey Saturday after he succumbed to a year-long battle with cancer last week.
Ben Carson Wants Donald Trump to Take Proverbs 19:11 to Heart
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson thinks Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump could become more gracious if he starts reading the Bible more and taking its wisdom to heart.
Christian State Trooper Fired for Witnessing on Job Says He Saw Many Miracles Through Work
The Indiana state police trooper who was fired amid complaints that he was preaching about Jesus during traffic stops, said he saw many miracles happen before he got fired and intends to keep spreading the Word of God.
Pastor Wins New Car for Hitting Half-Court Shot at Kings Game, Says Angels Carried Ball
A pastor who made the first half-court shot to win a new car from Folsom Lake Ford/Folsom Lake Kia at a Sacramento Kings game in California this season says he thinks angels carried the ball through the net.
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