
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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Pop Singer, X Factor Judge Demi Lovato Says She Was a Cocaine Addict Who Would 'Smuggle' Drug on Planes
Pop star and "X Factor" judge Demi Lovato, 21, revealed on Monday that she was once so addicted to cocaine she used to "smuggle" the drug on airplanes to ensure she always had it when she needed it.

'Epic Don't Drink and Drive Prank': Watch What Happens When a Habitual Drunk Driver Is Tricked Into Thinking He Was In a Coma for 10 Years
A habitual drunk driver was made the subject of an elaborate hoax in a viral YouTube video when friends trying to get him to clean up his act, convinced him that he was in a coma for ten years and had woken up to a future where Justin Bieber is gay, Miley Cyrus is living in a trailer park and Hillary Clinton is president.

'Heaven Is For Real' the Movie Looks Like It Will Be a Stunner Next Easter; Christians, Atheists Are Already Fighting Over It
Ten years after Christian pastor Todd Burpo of Nebraska shared the near-death story of his then three-year-old son in The New York Times #1 bestseller Heaven Is For Real, Hollywood is putting the story on the big screen. But even months before the film's release, atheists and Christians are already fighting over it.

'The Snuggle House' in Madison Wanted to Heal the World With Loving 'Therapeutic Cuddles' for $60 an Hour; Now Its Being Forced to Shutdown
A Madison, Wis., business that had hoped to bring healing to the world through "therapeutic cuddles" for $60 an hour was forced to close its doors just three weeks after it opened and is now offering its brand new furniture for free to church groups.

The Acapella Version of 'Little Drummer Boy' by Pentatonix That Is Making Even People Who Don't Like Christianity Feel Good
A recently released version of the Christmas carol, "Little Drummer Boy" by acapella singing group Pentatonix, is so good it's getting praise from even people who admit they "don't like Christianity".

With 20 People Being Murdered Every Day, 'Satan Himself Lives in San Pedro,' Says Mortician in World's Most Murderous City
In the busiest morgue in the world's most murderous city in San Pedro, Honduras, where an average of 20 people are murdered daily, conditions have become so grim one mortician has concluded it is the devil's lair and those left to mourn are now questioning their faith in God.

S.C. Sheriff Defies Executive Order From President Obama to Fly Flag Half-Staff for Mandela and Supporters Cheer Him on Facebook
A South Carolina sheriff defied President Barack Obama's executive order to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until sunset Monday evening in honor of former South African President Nelson Mandela, because he "was not American," and his supporters cheered him for the act on Facebook.

'He Was a No-Good, Murdering Communist': Ted Cruz Supporters Lash Out at Senator for Praising Mandela
Addressing him with sometimes disparaging comments calling him a traitor and a wolf in sheep's clothing, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz from Texas is now coming under fire from some of his most ardent supporters for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela as an "inspiration" after the announcement of his death Thursday.

Church 'Devastated' Over Suicide of Pastor Ed Montgomery, Who Shot Himself While Grieving Wife's Death, Says Apostle Ron Wilson
Apostle Ron Wilson, founder and lead pastor of the Full Gospel Christian Assemblies International church in Hazel Crest, Ill., says his church has been "devastated" by the news that one of their pastors died after he shot himself in the head while grieving over his wife, who died suddenly last December.

Former South African President Nelson Mandela Is Dead at 95
South African President Jacob Zuma announced late Thursday that revered former South African President Nelson Mandela has died. He was 95.


























