Leonard Pitts
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PublishedOctober 9, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Forgiveness is the problem when it goes only one way
Who forgives black people? Forget forgiveness for wrongdoing. How about forgiveness for simply trying to live ordinary lives – like Botham Jean of Dallas?
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Trump’s bluster aside, divisions indicate we’re already engaged in a ‘civil war’
Those of us who've seceded from common values, common cause and common reality are on one side – but those of us on the other shouldn't give up hope.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Black officer arrests black 6-year-old. It doesn’t mean racism didn’t make him do it
Dennis Turner's melanin proves that what we call 'racism' isn't about interpersonal interactions – it's about systemic oppression.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Hottest month ever testifies to truth about climate change
More of us than ever are recognizing that there's a crisis – now it's time to act.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Answer stores’ no-guns requests with demands of our own
By 'respectfully requesting' that customers not carry firearms, Walmart and other retailers are trying to take the path of least resistance.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Texas governor says he’s ‘tired of the dying’ – but he won’t budge on gun control
The Republican Party is too beholden to the National Rifle Association to question the premise that firearms are good, and the more, the better.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Deep dives into journalists’ digital histories are welcome
Yes, some people may be embarrassed, some careers damaged. But bring it. Because truth itself is facing a hostile takeover.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Leonard Pitts: You’d think we could all agree on the value of higher education. You’d be wrong.
Republicans are hostile toward knowledge right at the moment when it is becoming a valuable international currency, a new study shows.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Conspiracy theories overtake search for truth in Epstein’s death
The accused sex trafficker's demise in jail puts at risk not only his victims' quest for justice but also our public trust.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2019
Leonard Pitts: Americans act like mass shootings are inevitable – but they’re not
If we are helpless to prevent gun violence, it's only because we've allowed ourselves to be.
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