Leonard Pitts
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Leonard Pitts: The appraisal of how little Black life is worth begins at birth, and never ends
The people seeking ludicrous excuses for the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black Wisconsin man, don’t want to face the real reason.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Michelle Obama makes clear that we can choose to be better than this
What lifted her speech was not its indictment of the current president, but its appeal to misplaced ideals of American fairness.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Yes, we like Dr. Fauci better than we like President Trump – but he has no idea why
In a haze of self-pity, the chief executive speculates, ‘It can only be my personality.’ Not quite.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Sometimes, just being a woman is enough to make men angry at you
A congressman insulted a congresswoman on the Capitol steps. Then he invoked his daughters and his wife as moral shields.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
Leonard Pitts: John Lewis never gave up, and neither can we
A life long pursuit of racial justice offered the late civil rights hero many chances to give into despair.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2020
Leonard Pitts: What’s in a name? Less than meets the eye – unless you’re thin-skinned
Those who try to meme ‘Lakeisha’ in revenge for ‘Karen,’ as one reader suggested, will learn that ‘nobody roots for Goliath.’
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Karen’s got a gun, but she needs a book
Falsely equating racial justice uprisings with race war, some white Americans are losing their damn minds.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Russian bounty briefing or meeting with Fox stars – Trump’s choice is obvious
For every egregious misstep, the president has an excuse. Will this latest episode be a bridge too far for his supporters?
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Going maskless is not striking a blow for freedom
The World War II generation sacrificed for the common good for four years. Some of us won’t do it for a few months.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Leonard Pitts: NBA restart would distract us from very serious issues. And that would be great
I can’t be the only one who needs to scream at a number that’s only a score, not a death toll.
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