His attack on Baltimore is the latest in a long line of racist invective meant to gin up white support.
Leonard Pitts
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Leonard Pitts: ‘Honorary whiteness’ must be a powerful drug
Black and brown celebrities who provide cover for the president should understand that their favored status is conditional.
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Leonard Pitts: Donald Trump, America is not your house
A vast country, filled with different cultures and traditions can’t be reduced to one narrow minded view of who belongs.
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Leonard Pitts: What will we do in a future without newspapers?
Jeffrey Epstein’s recent arrest shows that although newspaper journalism is beleaguered, it can still be a force for light and right.
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Leonard Pitts: ‘Swatting’ incident could so easily have ended badly
The surprise at the even-keeled police response to a fake report that I’d killed my wife is sad and telling.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist handcuffed after fake 911 call, authorities say
Leonard Pitts, a columnist for The Miami Herald, said police told him they had received a 911 call indicating that his wife or possibly another person was ‘being murdered.’
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Leonard Pitts: Central Park 5 series shows what they see when they see us
This is the story of an ongoing crime: America’s long history of using dark-skinned men as its all-purpose ‘other.’
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Leonard Pitts: Progress since Stonewall doesn’t negate need for Pride Month
In the shadow of a dramatic retrenchment of intolerance, the achievements and resilience of LGBTQ Americans are worth celebrating.
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Leonard Pitts: On 75th anniversary of D-Day, consider what you’d give to save your world
The Americans who fought World War II weren’t a perfect generation, but they pulled together on behalf of something bigger than themselves.
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Leonard Pitts: In letting fake Pelosi video stand, Facebook shows its true colors
The social media colossus is ducking the great responsibility that comes with its great power.