Leonard Pitts Jr.





Leonard Pitts Jr.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr. was born and raised in Southern California and now lives in suburban Washington, DC, with his wife and children. He is a columnist for the Miami Herald and won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, in addition to many other awards. He is also the author of the novel Freeman (Agate Bolden, 2012), Before I Forget (Agate Bolden, 2009); the collection Forward From this Moment: Selected Columns, 1994-2009, Daily Triumphs, Tragedies, and Curiosities (Agate Bolden, 2009); and Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood (Agate Bolden, 2006).

In a career spanning 35 years, Leonard Pitts, Jr. has been a columnist, a college professor, a radio producer and a lecturer. But if you ask him to define himself, he will invariab...more


Average rating: 4.35 · 951 ratings · 281 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
Freeman
4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 712 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
Before I Forget
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
Forward From this Moment: T...
4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
Becoming Dad: Black Men and...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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“Sometimes, you simply must follow your heart," she said. "No reasonable man can blame you for that." A smile. "No reasonable woman can, either.”
Leonard Pitts Jr., Freeman

“Not everyone has something to say. This will not stop them from saying it.”
Leonard Pitts Jr.

“That's funny, isn't it, how you can know him one way and we can know him some way completely different. Funny how a person can contradict their own self.”
Leonard Pitts Jr., Before I Forget

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