
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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ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning after a years-long battle with cancer. He was 49.

Chick-fil-A Warns Customers That Their Payment Data May Have Been Breached
Chick-fil-A, America's leading fast-food chicken restaurant, warned this week that the payment information for customers at some of its restaurants might've been breached.

Episcopalians Outraged Heather Cook Was Promoted to Bishop After 2010 DUI; Some Didn't Know About Alcoholism Until Hit-And-Run
As the Episcopal Church of Maryland reels over last Saturday's fatal hit-and-run accident involving their second-highest ranking official, Heather Cook, 58, some Episcopalians say she should've never been promoted so soon after her 2010 DUI, while others say they weren't informed about her scandalous brush with the law before her election last spring.

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Says They Knew About Heather Cook's DUI Before Electing Her as Bishop
As outrage and criticism continue to mount over the hit-and-run death of a cyclist by Heather Cook, 58, the first female bishop of the Episcopal Church of Maryland on Saturday, the Diocese has revealed that they knew about her 2010 DUI before she was elected as bishop earlier this year.

Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson's Classy Response to a Citizen's Complaint About Protesters Goes Viral
In a departure from the tense relationship across the country between law enforcement and protesters following the deaths of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City in recent weeks, Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson is being praised for striking a more peaceful tone.

'God Forbid a Human Should Step Out in Front of Us;' Hit-And-Run Bishop Heather Cook Warned Congregants About Speeding Last Month
Citing words from a sermon she delivered just last month on accountability, cyclists in Baltimore cried louder for Heather Cook, the first female bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, to be charged with murder after she allegedly killed one of their own, a married father of two, in a hit-and-run accident Saturday.

Skipplagged Owner Aktarer Zaman, 22, Seeks Help After United Airlines, Orbitz Sue Him for Helping Travelers Find Cheaper Flights
Aktarer Zaman, a 22-year-old New Yorker who founded a website called skipplagged.com that helps consumers purchase cheap "hidden city" airline tickets, is now seeking help from the public in fighting a civil lawsuit from United Airlines and Orbitz which have charge that his website is undercutting their sales.

First Female Episcopal Bishop of Maryland Heather Cook Kills Doting Dad in Hit-And-Run; Cyclists Want Her Charged With Murder
Baltimore City cyclists are demanding that Heather Cook, the first female bishop of The Episcopal Church of Maryland, and the second highest ranking official in the church, be charged with murder after she hit a cyclist with her car Saturday then fled the scene as he died. It has also been revealed that Cook has a DUI record.

Man Steals Hearse With Body Outside Church; Family Gives Chase, Recovers Body and Holds Funeral
The funeral service for a Los Angeles teenager was almost thwarted Saturday morning after a man snatched a hearse bearing his casket in front of a church where his family was gathering to say goodbye.

'I Don't Think God Exists' Says Ryan Bell, Who Preached Jesus for 20 Years; Now Wants More 'Reality' After Atheist Experiment
Former pastor of the Hollywood Adventist Church in California, Ryan J. Bell, who launched an experiment to live without God one year ago, has concluded that "I don't think God exists" and says he's now working hard to get closer to "reality."



















