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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When it comes to her relationship with Pastor Judah Smith of The City Church in Seattle, Washington, Chelsea Smith admits "marriage is hard" but says having a foundation in Jesus helps make it work.
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Valerie Huber, president and CEO of Ascend, formerly the National Abstinence Education Association said Monday that President Barack Obama's proposal to defund abstinence-only education programs because they are not "evidenced-based" is "indefensible."
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Black Lives Matter: Chicago co-founder Aislinn Pulley rejected an invitation to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss race relations Thursday, dismissing it as a mere photo-op and "90-second sound bite" for the president.
Pastor Judah Smith Answers Maria Shriver: 'Why Should I Believe in God?'
When Maria Shriver asked Pastor Judah Smith this week "Why should I believe in God?" he revealed that he doesn't like convincing people to worship God.
President Obama Proposes Eliminating Funding for 'Abstinence Only' Education
President Barack Obama has proposed the elimination of funding for abstinence-only education programs run by the Department of Health and Human Services and increasing funding for other programs.
Donald Trump Calls Pope Francis 'Disgraceful' For Saying He's Not Christian
Pope Francis inserted himself into the Republican presidential race Wednesday when he suggested that billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "is not Christian."
Televangelist Bishop Eddie Long Breaks Down, Says 'I Wanted to Kill Myself'
Internationally renowned televangelist and megachurch Pastor Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, recently revealed that he once wanted to take his life but love kept him from taking the plunge.
Sham Cancer Fund Agrees to Shut Down After Bilking Millions From Consumers
After being sued for widespread fraud, which bilked consumers out of millions of dollars, a self-described charity called the Cancer Fund of America, based in Tennessee, has tentatively agreed to go out of business.
In Birthplace of Mexico's Drug War, Pope Tells Youth 'Jesus Would Never Ask Us to Be Assassins'
Speaking under tight security in the birthplace of Mexico's drug war Tuesday, Pope Francis urged a sea of young people to choose Christ over the lure of gang life, warning that "Jesus would never ask us to be assassins."
Donald Trump Thinks It's 'Pretty Unusual' Antonin Scalia Was Found With 'Pillow on His Face'
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump thinks it's "pretty unusual" that late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died of "natural causes" on Saturday was found with a "pillow on his face."
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