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Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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Recovering columnist and author of the novels The Last Thing You Surrender, Grant Park, Freeman, Before I Forget, and 54 Miles
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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    Jul 23, 2024
    “Astonishing” - The Washington Post “Stunning” - Jonathan Eig “A true literary tour de force” - Michael Eric Dyson Available now.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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    Jan 29, 2023
    From today’s ⁦@nytimes⁩ . Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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    Apr 7, 2019
    Yes, it’s really as simple as that.
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    Apr 6, 2019
    “I think that having a beautiful, brilliant Black family in the White House for 8 years, absolutely drove a lot of people crazy.” @HenryLouisGates. #LSSC
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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    Jun 12, 2021
    ⁦@Rob_Rogers⁩ couldn’t have nailed this any harder if he had used the hammer ofThor.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Dec 19, 2020
    They. Debated. Imposing. Martial. Law. To. Overturn. The. Election. But we are supposed to be outraged that a Biden advisor used a bad word to describe them.
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    Heated Oval Office meeting included talk of special counsel, martial law as Trump advisers clash |...
    From cnn.com
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Jun 2, 2020
    Mark this day. Peaceful protesters were gassed and fired upon so Trump could walk across the street to hold up a Bible in front of a church he doesn’t attend. This, because he was chided for hiding out in a bunker under the White Housre. A weak man trying to project strength.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Dec 13, 2022
    "Well, as Carol Burnett used to say, I’m so glad we had this time together. I’ve written about 1.6 million words as a columnist. This 600 or so will be the last.." My final column just posted. miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-co…
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Jul 17, 2019
    “Dear Donald Trump: You take for granted that America is your house, a white house where the rest of us live only by your sufferance. That’s the assumption in your tweets. But this has never been just your house, Donald....” My latest column:
    U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — “the Squad” — hold a news conference Monday after President Trump’s racist attacks.
    This land is OUR land, Donald Trump! | Opinion
    From miamiherald.com
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Jul 28, 2019
    When has the newspaper of record in a major American city ever -EVER - felt the need to deliver such a crushing rebuke to a sitting president? Strange times. baltimoresun.com/opinion/editor…
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Feb 20, 2022
    My son, the indy filmmaker! He had his first public screening today. #ProudPapa.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Nov 25, 2014
    Martin Luther King never broke a window. He never set a fire. He changed a nation. Organize, people. Learn to protest.
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    Jun 8, 2020
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did an important piece last night on policing. You should watch it. If you haven’t time for the whole thing you MUST catch the speech that begins at 31:35. It is profane - and profound. Trust me.
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    Police: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
    From youtube.com
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
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    Feb 2, 2019
    Funny. I think Donald Trump often sounds like a Nazi leaflet.
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    The Hill
    @thehill
    Feb 2, 2019
    Kellyanne Conway: "I think Cory Booker often sounds like a Hallmark card." hill.cm/5qUAdkN
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    Leonard Pitts, Jr.
    @LeonardPittsJr1
    May 8, 2019
    Just heard that my niece is a medically- induced coma. Complications from child birth. Those of you that pray, please pray for Robyn. 🙏🏾