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Leonard Pitts Jr.
One of the most emotionally engaging columnists writing today, this Washington, D.C.-based columnist for The Miami Herald speaks to America with an uncommonly rich and resonant voice. He offers candid opinions on culture, race, families, relationships and the politics of the human condition. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists named him Columnist of the Year in 2002; and he has also received awards for his outstanding commentary from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Editor & Publisher. He offers candid opinions on culture, race, families, relationships and the politics of the human condition. The National Society of Newspaper Columnists named him Columnist of the Year in 2002; and he has also received awards for his outstanding commentary from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and Editor & Publisher.
Leonard Pitts Jr. Samples
Sammy Sosa, a Whiter Shade of Male
Dear Sammy Sosa: Are you happy with yourself now? As you know, photos taken of you at an awards show earlier this month have the whole country talking.
Struggling Through the Gray Areas of Life
They killed a killer last week. I kept waiting to feel something when news came that John Allen Muhammad had been executed in Virginia. But Muhammad's 2002 sniper attacks hit close to home. So I could not manage remorse.
Will We Salute Those Muslim-Americans Who Stand Up for America?
A sampling from the Web: "Why are these Muslim invaders allowed to carry on freely in this country ... protected by outreach, Obama, and PC mental illness?"
A Father, a Daughter and a Clash of Cultures
We don't know why Faleh Hassan Almaleki came to this country in the mid-'90s, and it's unlikely he'll be able to tell us anytime soon. But one wonders if he truly knew the meaning of the words.
In Chicago, Justice and Truth Take Backseat to Sending Message to Student Journalists
Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street. The suburban Chicago street down which he ran, on Sept. 15, 1978, took him near the spot where security guard Donald Lundahl had earlier been shot to death.
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