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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Coral Ridge Removed Elder and Apologized on Sunday for Handling of Tullian Tchividjian Affair, Sources Say
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida announced Sunday that it removed an elder who withheld information that the church's former pastor, Tullian Tchividjian, had engaged in an adulterous affair with a married member of the flock and advised him to keep it secret from his wife, according to informed sources intimately familiar with the controversy.
Coral Ridge Elders Knew of Tullian Tchividjian's Affair With Married Woman, Advised Him to Keep Secret, Source Alleges
At least two elders at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida allegedly had knowledge that their former pastor, Tullian Tchividjian, grandson to evangelical icon Billy Graham, had engaged in an adulterous affair with a married member of his flock and advised him to keep it secret from his wife.
Willow Creek Fires Tullian Tchvidjian After He Confesses to Another Affair
Willow Creek Church in Winter Springs, Florida, confirmed Thursday that they have fired Tullian Tchvidjian, 43, grandson of evangelical icon Billy Graham, after he revealed a previously unconfessed affair he had with another woman.
Who Is Obama's Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland?
President Barack Obama nominated fellow Chicagoan Merrick Garland, 63, chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
'I've Made My Decision,' Says President Barack Obama on Supreme Court Nominee
President Barack Obama announced early Wednesday that he has decided on a nominee to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and is expected to reveal his decision in an official announcement at 11:00 a.m.
Mississippi House Passes Bill Requiring Teachers to Grade Parents' Involvement in Child's Education
In an effort to increase parental involvement in schools, the Mississippi House has passed a bill that would allow teachers in low-performing school districts to grade parental involvement on report cards.
Okla. Bill Seeking to Charge Abortion Docs. With 1st Degree Murder Fails to Get Hearing on Senate Floor
An Oklahoma bill seeking to charge abortionists with first degree murder in the state was shut down last week after Republican leaders sided with the nation's largest abortion business in saying that the bill would go too far.
As Wife-Beating Scandal Rages, Gospel Singer James Fortune Thought of Taking 'Whole Bottle of Xanax'
Embattled gospel singer James Fortune who pleaded guilty last week to a bone-breaking assault on his now estranged wife, Cheryl, said he thought of taking a "whole bottle of Xanax" at one point but was "saved" by a conference for worship leaders organized by fellow gospel artist Tasha Cobbs.
Jamal Bryant Denounces Domestic Violence After James Fortune Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Wife
Just days after popular gospel singer James fortune pleaded guilty to a bone-breaking assault on his wife last Tuesday, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant denounced domestic violence as a scourge that should be addressed in the Church.
Evangelical Leader Draws on Moral Majority History to Urge Christians to Vote Ahead of NC Primary
As new polling data Monday showed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump with a commanding lead among voters in North Carolina ahead of Tuesday's primary, evangelical leader Dr. Richard land urged Christians to vote and make a difference.
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