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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 months

July 23rd!

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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1 year

From today’s ⁦ @nytimes ⁩ . Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight.

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Yes, it’s really as simple as that.

The Late Show

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“I think that having a beautiful, brilliant Black family in the White House for 8 years, absolutely drove a lot of people crazy.” @HenryLouisGates . #LSSC

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⁦ @Rob_Rogers ⁩ couldn’t have nailed this any harder if he had used the hammer ofThor.

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3 years

They. Debated. Imposing. Martial. Law. To. Overturn. The. Election. But we are supposed to be outraged that a Biden advisor used a bad word to describe them.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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4 years

Mark this day. Peaceful protesters were gassed and fired upon so Trump could walk across the street to hold up a Bible in front of a church he doesn’t attend. This, because he was chided for hiding out in a bunker under the White Housre. A weak man trying to project strength.

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"Well, as Carol Burnett used to say, I’m so glad we had this time together. I’ve written about 1.6 million words as a columnist. This 600 or so will be the last.." My final column just posted.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Time flew, didn’t it? Now, it’s time for me to fly off, too | Opinion

Columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. leaves the Miami Herald full of thanks and gratitude.

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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“Dear Donald Trump: You take for granted that America is your house, a white house where the rest of us live only by your sufferance. That’s the assumption in your tweets. But this has never been just your house, Donald....” My latest column:

This land is OUR land, Donald Trump! | Opinion

Dear Donald Trump:

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

When has the newspaper of record in a major American city ever -EVER - felt the need to deliver such a crushing rebuke to a sitting president? Strange times.

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2 years

My son, the indy filmmaker! He had his first public screening today. #ProudPapa .

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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9 years

Martin Luther King never broke a window. He never set a fire. He changed a nation. Organize, people. Learn to protest.

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5 years

Funny. I think Donald Trump often sounds like a Nazi leaflet.

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Kellyanne Conway: "I think Cory Booker often sounds like a Hallmark card."

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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4 years

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver did an important piece last night on policing. You should watch it. If you haven’t time for the whole thing you MUST catch the speech that begins at 31:35. It is profane - and profound. Trust me.

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5 years

Just heard that my niece is a medically- induced coma. Complications from child birth. Those of you that pray, please pray for Robyn. 🙏🏾

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3 years

President Bush actually went there. What an eloquent rebuke.

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1 year

Congratulations, ⁦ @washingtonpost ⁩ , on the cattiest, most petty headline I’ve seen in ages. (I love it!) 😂

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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4 years

Wow. A posthumous special citation Pulitzer for the great Ida B. Wells. Did not see that one coming.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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7 years

Madame, your president-sadly, mine, too-is an idiot. Not reporting it would be journalistic malpractice. Not knowing it would be delusional.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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3 years

supposed to come together with these people? Tell me again about their economic anxiety. America, boy oh boy. America.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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3 years

So, Marilyn tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday. I came back positive today. I’m pretty much asymptomatic. My lovely wife is having some breathing issues, but nothing too dire so far. Thank you in advance for your prayers and good wishes. Take care out there.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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6 years

"While, it is admirable to think 'understanding' can fix this country, it is also naive. Progressives should ask themselves: When’s the last time you heard any Trump supporters talking about the need to understand you?" My latest column:

I’m done trying to understand Trump supporters. Why don’t they try to understand me?

This is for Rose.

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

8 years

Apparently, Newt Gingrich now thinks Fox has a liberal bias. Wow. The right is having a nervous break down in real time.

Curtis Houck

@CurtisHouck

8 years

Wow.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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6 years

Hey, Hollywood, I thought you said black movies don’t do well internationally?

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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7 years

Um... God did not allegedly rape a woman, send her pornography and pay $32 million to shut her up.

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3 years

So, my son in law gets stopped for speeding in some podunk Southern town. Goes to court. Never had a ticket before, never in trouble before. Gets a $900 fine for some technical issue with the license plate and registration on the car. Which he didn’t own, was only borrowing.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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3 years

Crazy, random question, but: does anyone else have trouble throwing out empty Apple product boxes ? They’re so sturdy it always seems you should be saving them for...something.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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7 years

One of his aides says The Great Trumpkin is not to be questioned. Here's my response:

Mr. President: ‘Just who the hell do you think you are?’

Dear Mr. So-Called President:

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

This clip is everything. You should stop what you’re doing and watch. Seriously, it’s that powerful. And that important.

Scott Dworkin

@funder

5 years

Watch Jon Stewart rip Congress a new one for not showing up for today’s hearing with 9/11 first responders. Jon should run for office. #DoYourJobMitch

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

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"Thomas Jefferson felt it important to say why the states were coming together. Two hundred and forty-four years later, it feels important to explain why they may be coming apart." Some thoughts on what may be America's final days.

This is the first July 4 on which we can actually see the end of America coming | Opinion

Before the “what” came the “why.”

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

Don't get me wrong. I like Trevor Noah. He's a funny and talented guy. But this clip epitomizes what I loved and miss about Jon Stewart on @TheDailyShow - that sense of utter moral outrage that made his jokes so much more than just funny.

Scott Dworkin

@funder

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Watch Jon Stewart rip Congress a new one for not showing up for today’s hearing with 9/11 first responders. Jon should run for office. #DoYourJobMitch

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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1 year

If you see this tweet, could you please let me know? I haven’t seen a retweet, a like or any other peep of life form my TL in about two days and I’m not sure if Elon Musk finally broke his new toy or else the apocalypse came and I somehow got left behind.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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6 years

Senator, the man brags about grabbing women by the "pussy." He says blacks are naturally lazy. He calls Mexicans rapists. Anyone who supports that deserves contempt in my book. Why not yours? What would be your deal breaker? What would be too much for you? What do you stand for?

Marco Rubio

@marcorubio

6 years

@LeonardPittsJr1 Your new column actually proves my point. My tweet wasn’t about Trump,it was about your contempt for the Americans who voted for him. The people you now write we need to marginalize b/c they have “neither the capacity nor the interest” to be reasoned with.

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I do, too, and I agree. They are my daily reminder that the cost of unchecked hatred is high. @AuschwitzMuseum

Dan Rather

@DanRather

5 years

I follow @AuschwitzMuseum and it is unlike anything else on Twitter... a stark, disturbing history that must never be forgotten, and a conscience for our own troubled times. If you don’t follow them I suggest you do.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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3 years

Plus a six month suspended license. Plus 2 days in jail. Did I mention it was a speeding ticket? Did I mention his clean record? Afterward, the judge is seen driving away from the court. The car sports a Confederate flag emblem. And Trump stickers. Tell me again how I’m

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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“I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee,” said Principal William Latson. Apparently, the moral atrocity of “ both-sideism” has now reached our schools. My latest:

The Holocaust happened. Period. End of story | Opinion

A man named Josef Buzhminski told this story at the trial of Adolf Eichmann.

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

As part of a general commitment to trying to eat better and drop some pounds, I have not had a hamburger or french fries in well over a year. Probably haven’t had a shake since George W. was president. But it’s my birthday, and this meal is not gonna know what hit it! 🤣

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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7 years

Nice try. As it happens, a white NBC employee did exactly that. There was no White House call for his firing. He was a guy named Trump.

Jamie Powell

@ellijaydawg1

7 years

@LeonardPittsJr1 @ScottMichaux @realDonaldTrump What if a white espn employee said something of that nature when obama was president yall would be outraged double standard liberal bs

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“This is for those of you who’ve chosen to quit your jobs rather than submit to a vaccine mandate. You’re mad at government. But the rest of us, we’re mad at you. This could have been over by now, and you’re the reason it isn’t.” New column:

Dear unvaccinated: Bye! And don’t let the door hit you in the . . . well, you know | Opinion

“If you want to leave, take good care, hope you make a lot of nice friends out there”

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

My thing is: I don’t remember Republicans wringing their hands about alienating the middle when they lurched hard right.

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@revbennyd

5 years

@LeonardPittsJr1 We seem always to assume that if the Dem's go to the middle the Left will still be energized and get out the vote. But in 2020, running against Trump, why cannot the center get energized and support a Leftist candidate? Is it only Left that is required hold its nose while voting

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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6 years

Google outdid itself with this one. In memory of the immortal Maya Angelou.

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3 years

Please read this. Yes, it is as long as a Stephen King novel, but it’s more terrifying than anything King ever wrote.

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3 years

2020 is gone and I’m still here. Thank you, God.

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6 years

One of my favorite images. You know how no one ever looks good in a booking photo? Either they look scared like Michael Jackson or scary like Randy Travis. But check out this young freedom fighter's confident smirk. There's something about knowing you're in the right.

John Lewis

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57 years ago today I was released from Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman, after being arrested in the Jackson, MS bus station for using a so-called "white" restroom during the Freedom Rides. #goodtrouble

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Last year, the alt-right came to comic books. The movement to “make comics great again” spread fear across the industry, terrorizing women in particular. Here’s my story:

Comicsgate: Alt-right fan boys go after women in world of comics

No one knew the alt-right had come to comic books until a group of co-workers went out for milkshakes.

www.miamiherald.com

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This is Banned Books Week and I’m marking it by reading excerpts from banned books. Today: Beloved by Toni Morrison.

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5 years

Remember how concerned Republicans were about the national debt when a black guy was in the White House? 🤔

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TWO. TRILLION. DOLLARS.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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2 years

Time for my once a year indulgence: a bacon cheeseburger with fries. Happy birthday to me….

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

Want to thank all of you who responded to this tweet last night. Just heard from my sister. My niece Robbie - I've called her Robbie since was a baby - is off the ventilator, awake and responsive, good vitals and her little girl is doing fine. Grace remains amazing.

Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

5 years

Just heard that my niece is a medically- induced coma. Complications from child birth. Those of you that pray, please pray for Robyn. 🙏🏾

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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That's a nice theory, but the actual data says they voted for Trump because of his appeal to their bigotry. I've seen a dozen stories of Trump voters taunting and assaulting people of color while chanting his name. I have yet to see one where they chant about economic anxiety.

Marco Rubio

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@LeonardPittsJr1 Most voted for him despite those things, not b/c of them. He connected with workers hurt by the global economy & people who feel forgotten by both parties. Answer isn’t to marginalize 1/2 our people. It’s proving we can address their concerns without forgetting who we are 1/2

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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No, @CNN . No, no, no. It was the day some of y’all realized how dangerous Trump is. Some of us have known - and been trying to tell you - since before Day One.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Been saying most of this for a long time now.

Column: Call Trumpism what it is: a cult

The cult diagnosis was confirmed once the president called himself 'the chosen one' and his acolytes agreed.

www.latimes.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

I never ask for pictures with famous people I’ve interviewed. Point of professional pride. I did made make one exception. #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble #RestInPower

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@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Whoa. @Trevornoah said a mouthful here.

The Daily Show

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4 years

“Your Blackness as a person is never questioned in failure, but in success it gets put under the microscope.” Conservatives are debating Kamala's Blackness…just like they did Obama’s.

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3 years

She’s home. Thank you all for your prayers and assorted good wishes.

Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

3 years

Update for those who’ve been asking: Marilyn was hospitalized a few days ago, but she’s slowly improving. They’ve stepped down the amount of oxygen they’re giving her, which is good. She still has her sense of taste and smell, but no appetite. I’m 💯.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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4 years

I’m not voting for Biden because I’m black. I’m voting for Biden because I’m not an idiot.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

6 years

Actually, I have a seething (and quite rational) hatred of bigotry, misogyny, ignorance, incompetence, arrogance, stupidity, malfeasance, mendacity and narcissism. He just happens embody those things. You’d know that if you weren’t drunk on Cult45.

Robert M. Phillips

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@LeonardPittsJr1 Because you have a seething, irrational hatred of him...like most of the left. Makes you look petty and foolish.

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Sunday morning, I was handcuffed by police who thought I’d killed my wife. My latest column:

Police thought I murdered my wife — and they didn’t kill me. People are surprised by that | Opinion

I had no intention of telling this story here.

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

Fascinating. Newspaper articles about U.S. racial history rarely teach me something I never knew, but this one does. How Segregation Caused Your Traffic Jam

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Update for those who’ve been asking: Marilyn was hospitalized a few days ago, but she’s slowly improving. They’ve stepped down the amount of oxygen they’re giving her, which is good. She still has her sense of taste and smell, but no appetite. I’m 💯.

Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

3 years

So, Marilyn tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday. I came back positive today. I’m pretty much asymptomatic. My lovely wife is having some breathing issues, but nothing too dire so far. Thank you in advance for your prayers and good wishes. Take care out there.

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4 years

John Lewis just crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge for the final time. Chills.

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5 years

Um...slavery is also part of white history. The slaves didn’t exactly sell and buy themselves.

Kevin M. Kruse

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5 years

The vast majority of complaints about the #1619Project seem to be variations of “How come there’s no *White* History Month?”

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On Oct. 11, 1957, I fooled around and got myself born. And here I am still standing 60 years later. I am blessed.

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Hey, white evangelicals: please don't read this. The truth of it is so glaring, it'll burn your eyes. Seriously. Do not click this link. I'm warning you.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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Forty years ago today, in a little chapel in Hollywood, she made me the happiest man breathing. Time has wings…

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7 years

...and anyone who's ever read a book of American history.

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@LeonardPittsJr1 The only people who know of Frederick Douglass, are those who live on his street in NYC.

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7 years

Yes, yes, yes.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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6 years

So then, let us legalize rape, child molestation and opioid use, given that the laws against them haven’t stopped them from happening. My God, when will you people stop with this silly argument?

Timothy Rombach

@TimothyRombach

6 years

@MiamiHerald @LeonardPittsJr1 It's really not about the NRA. It's about the rights of millions of gun owners who don't go around shooting people. If laws stopped crime we would be crime free.

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I think I'm an American citizen, that's who.

Peewee

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7 years

@LeonardPittsJr1 what about you? Just who n what THE HELL do you think you are ? @realDonaldTrump is @POTUS who deserves RESPECT !!!

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I’ve said many times before: this is one of my favorite images from the Civil Rights years. Who else, in taking his mug shot and preparing to enter one of the most notorious prisons in the country, smirks at the camera? @repjohnlewis is one bad man. #GoodTrouble

John Lewis

@repjohnlewis

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59 years ago today I was released from Parchman Farm Penitentiary after being arrested in Jackson, MS for using a so-called "white" restroom during the Freedom Rides of 1961.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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On this day of infamy, can we at least and at last stop lying to ourselves about race?

Why did Charlottesville carnage happen? Because we lie to ourselves

To my white fellow citizens:

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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5 years

Donald Trump will go down as the worst president in American history, I’m positive.

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This. (And the shoes I have are just fine, but I'm really feeling like I need a new pair of Nikes.)

Colin Kaepernick

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Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt

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I’m a big fan of @deAdder ‘s work, but this cartoon is quietly revolutionary. Crowd scenes excepted, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a non-black cartoonist cast people of color in the “Ordinary Joe” (or “Jane”) role. Nice to feel seen once in awhile.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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Congratulations, you made it. Through pandemic. Fire. Flood. Karens. Breonna’s murder. Ahmaud’s murder. George’s murder. Kobe. Chadwick. Evictions. Food lines. Zoom meetings. Murder hornets. Trump. You’re still here. Me too. That’s cause for celebration. Happy 2021, y’all.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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Make it a point to read the things censors say you shouldn’t. That’s what I’ve been doing the last few days to mark Banned Books Week. Today: The 1619 Project, created by Nikole Hannah-Jones.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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“The African-American community stood up again for me!” President-elect Joseph R. Biden Nice to feel seen. 🙂

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

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"O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath— America will be!" - Langston Hughes Happy 2019, y'all. Keep the faith. And never forget, there's more of us than there are of them. ✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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Amen. I really wish people would stop tap dancing around this simple, self-evident truth. Trump is president because a critical mass of white Americans panicked at the reality of a black president and the demographic change it represented. Period, full stop.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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7 years

Yes. Shame on Black Lives Matter for its long history of lynching white people, burning their schools and blowing up their churches.

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6 years

Because a Pop-Poo will do anything his granddaughter asks...

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

6 years

"A puppy died in an overhead bin. 3 days later, Sen. Kennedy introduced a bill to safeguard pets. But after Columbine and Aurora, Sandy Hook and Las Vegas, we settle for thoughts and prayers. Sure, puppy lives matter. But human lives do, too." My latest:

May the Parkland kids forgive us for failing them so miserably

Something came awake in them.

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

6 years

'Roseanne' cancelled by ABC after Roseanne Barr's tweet | To everyone who has been busting my chops about the need to watch "Roseanne" in order to understand the mind of Trump supporters, four words: I. Told. You. So.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

7 years

I repeat: if he can call a duly appointed member of the judiciary a so-called judge, then I'm comfortable calling him a so-called president.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

5 years

For the umpteenth time: EVERY person who voted for Trump either was a racist or willngly supported one, a distinction without a difference.

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@BjBpayne32

5 years

@LeonardPittsJr1 “They’re” who? Do you honestly believe that all of us that support Trump are racist? If not, you’re promoting the hatred just like those you speak out against by lumping everyone together. Racism is not a part of the Trump platform.

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@LeonardPittsJr1

6 years

I just became a fan of @BetoORourke .

NowThis Impact

@nowthisimpact

6 years

‘I can think of nothing more American.’ — Beto O'Rourke — the man taking on Ted Cruz — brilliantly explains why NFL players kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful

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5 years

I’ve disagreed before with a president’s words. I’ve considered a president’s words lies. But I’ve never simply ignored a president’s words - till now. Because now they’re meaningless. Every word this guy speaks is dead on arrival to my ears. Every word.

Trump strongly denounces white supremacists, domestic terrorists after weekend massacres

After two shootings in less than 24 hours massacred 31 people and injured dozens more, President Donald Trump denounced racism and white supremacy.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

7 years

If you read nothing else in this fascinating Politico piece, you must read this passage.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Was that filthy piece of toilet paper also “hijacked” by Klansmen who stoned MLK in Cicero, brutalized voting rights marchers in Selma, and blew up four little girls in Birmingham? Grow up, Ms. Haley. You’re too smart and too old to be this ignorant.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

3 years

This really makes my day. So happy to see the Pulitzers recognize this young woman’s courage and presence of mind.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

You're right. Shame on me. Trump never calls anyone names. Never, never, never. He knows that would be childish, petty and beneath the dignity of his office. Thank you for correcting me. I shall henceforth strive to emulate the decorum he models.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Damn you, Jared Kushner. I had planned to devote my next column to the new Bruce Springsteen album. A nice, peaceful change of pace. Instead, now I've got to spend it tearing you a brand new orifice.

Kushner disparages Black Americans' concerns about inequality as 'complaining'

Kushner said Trump's policies "can help people break out of the problems that they're complaining about, but he can't want them to be successful more than they want to be successful."

www.nbcnews.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

5 years

“Trump has lied, given succor to our enemies, spilled state secrets and obstructed justice in plain sight. If you cannot impeach this president for that now, what president can you impeach for anything, ever?” My latest column:

Time to get on board the impeachment train, Ms. Pelosi | Opinion

“I pray for the president of the United States. And I pray for the United States of America.”

www.miamiherald.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

7 years

This, emphatically.

Tim Wise

@timjacobwise

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4 years

Your comment erroneously presupposes that I need or desire your respect. Trumpism is a cult.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Every time a Republican quotes Martin Luther King, a Klansman gets his hood.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

1 year

I once had an argument with a reader who insisted Strom Thurmond was a liberal because he was once a Democrat. Once you accept that many people are just flat-out stupid, the world becomes easier to understand.

Kevin M. Kruse

@KevinMKruse

1 year

I just saw someone refer to me as a neoliberal and I think I need to go lie down.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

7 years

Yes. This, exactly.

James F. Haning II

@jameshaning

7 years

Donald #Trump is a stupid man's idea of a smart man, a poor man's idea of a rich man, and a weak man's idea of a strong man.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

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When each daughter and granddaughter was born, I created this tradition: I danced with them in my arms while listening to @thetemptations sing “My Girl.” Just now at dinner, three of my girls returned the favor, serenading Pop-Pop with that classic. Sometimes, life is perfect.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

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I’ve been alternating between CNN and Twitter all day, unable to turn away from watching America go to hell. I’m exhausted and sad. Signing off now for my own mental well-being. Going to read a comic book, say a prayer and go to bed. Good night, Twitter. Peace.

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

8 years

You could fit what Trump knows about black people on a Post-It and still have room for the "I Have A Dream" speech.

Trump talks to a white crowd about black voters

The GOP nominee returns to Iowa, where he still has a chance to catch up to Clinton.

www.politico.com

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Leonard Pitts, Jr.

@LeonardPittsJr1

4 years

Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong spun in their graves. John Lennon’s ashes said, “Excuse me, mate?” Bob Dylan rolled his eyes. Stevie Wonder said, “Hold my beer.” True greatness doesn’t need to constantly announce or reassure itself.

CBS News

@CBSNews

4 years

Kanye West calls himself "greatest artist that God has ever created" during Joel Osteen service

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