
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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Pennsylvania Hospital Opens America's First Treatment Center for Internet Addicts
A Pennsylvania hospital has launched the first ever hospital-based treatment center for people who are so addicted to using the Internet they are unable to bring the addiction under control by themselves.

Southern Christian Family 'God Called to Be Rich' Flaunts Wealth in New Bravo Reality Series 'Thicker Than Water'
A new reality series billed "Thicker Than Water" featuring the Christian family of Nashville-based gospel jazz artist Ben Tankard, his wife, Jewel, and the wealth "God called" them into, is scheduled to make its debut in November and it's primed to cause a stir.

Michigan Professor Pulled From Class for Calling Republicans 'A Bunch of Dead White People Who Have Raped This Country'
A Michigan State University professor was pulled from his teaching duties two weeks ago after a secret recording of him telling his students that Republicans were 'cheap' dead or dying white people who have "raped this country and gotten everything out if it" was posted on YouTube earlier this month.

Miracle in Elkhart County: Reclusive Businessman Wills $150M Fortune to Community, Now They Have a Plan to Use It
It took more than a year of planning, talking and listening but the people of Elkhart County, Ind., finally have a plan on how they will spend the $150 million fortune willed to them by reclusive hometown businessman David Gundlach.

Church Claims Film Got 'R-Rating' From Motion Picture Association of America Because of Its Faith Message
An independent film created by the Retta Baptist Church in Burleson, Texas, was recently slapped with an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America for drugs and violence depicted in the film, but the church's pastor contends it was because of its faith message.

Ex-Custodian of Bible Center Church Claims 7-Y-O Girl Tempted Him to Sexually Assault Her by 'Prancing Around in Short Shorts'
A former church custodian from Charleston, W.Va., blamed his wife for neglecting him after he was sentenced to 15- to 35-years in prison for sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl he claims tempted him by "prancing around in short shorts."

Ayvani Perez, Teen Abducted by Gunmen After Mother Couldn't Provide Money or Jewelry During Home Invasion, Found Alive
A 14-year-old Georgia girl allegedly abducted on Tuesday morning by two gunmen frustrated that her mother did not have money or jewelry to give them during a violent home invasion has been found alive.
It Is 'OK' to Masturbate in Public Says Swedish Court in Landmark Ruling
A Swedish Court recently ruled that it was "Ok" to masturbate in public after acquitting a 65-year-old man charged with sexual assault for openly masturbating on a beach in Stockholm.

Slammed as a 'Terrorist,' New Miss America Nina Davuluri Brushes off Racist Tweets About Indian Heritage
After being slammed as a "terrorist" and mocked on social media with a barrage of racist messages because of her Indian heritage, newly crowned Miss America, 24-year-old Nina Davuluri. is unfazed by the attacks.

11-Year-Old Boy Donates Entire Savings of $10.03 to Local Police Department
An 11-year-old boy seeking to honor the memory of his grandfather, a former police officer who died in the line of duty before he was born, inspired a community of givers after he donated his entire savings of $10.03 to his local police department.


























