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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City Asks for Further Investigation Into Alleged Shooting of Deante Smith by Pastor
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office returned a warrant request by investigators of the Detroit Police Department in the alleged shooting of 25-year-old Deante Smith by his estranged pastor inside a local church.
Outrage After Texas Student Says Teacher Told Class 'God Is a Myth' (Video)
A 12-year-old Texas Christian student is fighting back after alleging a teacher told students in her class that "God is a myth."
Ex-Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook Gets 7 Years for Death of Cyclist
Former bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, Heather Cook, 59, who caused the death of a 41-year-old father in a drunken hit-and-run incident two days after Christmas in 2014, said "sorry" as she was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday.
Pastor Who Shot Football Player Denies Sleeping With His Wife
Three weeks before he shot and killed a man whose wife he allegedly impregnated, Pastor Keon Allison of City of God Church in Detroit said he's only been with one woman in the last 15 years.
Christian Teenager Murdered, Dumped in Creek on Her Way to Church
A Texas teenager who was getting ready for work in the mission field was murdered and her bloodied body dumped in a creek earlier this month while she was on her way to church.
Christian Football Player's Wife Allegedly Aborted Baby of Pastor Who Killed Him
Tykia Smith, wife of the late Deante Smith, 25, allegedly aborted a pregnancy that resulted from an affair with her pastor.
Teammates Seek Help to Bury Christian Football Player Shot Dead by Pastor Inside Church
Grieving teammates of devout Christian semi-pro football player Deante Smith, 25, who was shot dead by his estranged pastor who allegedly had an affair with his wife and got her pregnant, are now asking the public for help to bury their friend.
Wife of Christian Footballer Who Allegedly Cheated With Pastor Who Killed Him Posts Photo of Love
The only public comment that has come from Tykia Smith since her husband, Deante Smith, was shot dead on Sunday, was a single photo posted on Facebook Wednesday.
Houstonians Could Face $5K Fine If They Object to Men in Women's Bathrooms, Ad Campaign Says
A new ad campaign launched Wednesday warned voters in Houston, Texas that they could face up to $5,000 in fines if they object to men using women's bathrooms under the city's controversial LGBT "Equal Rights" bathroom ordinance known as Proposition 1 on the ballot in the upcoming Nov. 3 elections.
Team Grieves for Football Player Killed by Pastor Who Allegedly Impregnated His Wife
The Michigan Lightning semi-pro football team on Monday publicly grieved for their captain, Deante Smith, who was shot dead inside a Detroit church after a confrontation with his estranged pastor.
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