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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Leonard Pitts: It’s obvious that Black Americans’ battle for voting rights will never, ever be over
Tempted to accept defeat? Remember this: Bigots will always cast ballots, so the rest of us must vote, and fight.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Black Americans shared Sidney Poitier with the world, but he was all ours
The groundbreaking actor, who died last week, embodied Blackness with an unyielding insistence upon his own – and therefore, upon our – dignity and worth.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Jan. 6 insurrection a dress rehearsal for something far worse
The refusal to hold rioters accountable, the passage of new voter suppression laws and the installation of Trump loyalists in state electoral posts don’t bode well.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Leonard Pitts: What’s another school shooting when the real threat to kids is a book?
To protect our children, conservatives are devoting an ‘unprecedented’ amount of time to pulling books off library shelves.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Today’s America has given flash mobs go-ahead to loot stores
Everywhere you look, someone else is seceding from the covenants that make it possible for civil society to function.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2021
Leonard Pitts: His selfless act raises larger issues – why do we let people go hungry in this country?
How can we ensure that someone who needs food is fed not just today but also every day?
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Anti-vaxxers use deeply offensive symbol to play-act at victimhood
By wearing yellow Stars of David, these self-obsessed whiners are co-opting pain that doesn’t belong to them.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2021
Leonard Pitts: ‘Blonde hair white skin’ did work in Jan. 6 rioter’s favor
Jenna Ryan predicted she wouldn’t be jailed. She was wrong – but that doesn't undercut her point about color-coded justice.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2021
Leonard Pitts: White students may not be as fragile as some parents seem to think
At least one teacher has found that students are not traumatized when they hear the truth, but they are angry that they hadn't heard it before.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Unchecked power is accountable only to itself
Many police officers act as if they know that they will never be held accountable for mistreating the public they are supposed to serve.
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