MiamiHerald.com: Leonard Pitts Jr.

Why ‘coming out’ matters

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:10 EDT

Mark Carson was shot in the face because he’s gay.

Leonard Pitts: On death penalty, wrongly accused are victims, too

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00 EDT

At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing.

Just bad judgment, or something worse?

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:55 EDT

Well, this is a fine mess.

Leonard Pitts: On guns and the Great American Panic Machine

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:54 EDT

It should’ve been the shot heard around the world. Chances are, you didn’t hear it.

Pennsylvania woman ran to Key West — where else?

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:32 EDT

Brenda Heist wanted to run away from life. Naturally, she went to Key West.

Leonard Pitts: Texas case exposes racial bias in death penalty for Duane Buck

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:35 EDT

If the state of Texas executes Duane Buck, it’ll be because he is black.

Jason Collins breaks barriers coming out with a boom!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:05 EDT

Boom.

Leonard Pitts: Reese Witherspoon’s bratty question: Do you know who I am?

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:15 EDT

This is for the rest of us.

On hate mail and the state of the Union

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00 EDT

Ordinarily, I’d thank you for writing.

Leonard Pitts: Rand Paul’s ‘outreach’ at Howard University a missed opportunity

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:15 EDT

Rand Paul did just fine at Howard University, thank you very much. Or at least, that’s how he remembers it.

Americans stand defiant with Boston

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:00 EDT

Shortly after the explosions, there appeared on the website of The Boston Globe a video of the moment. Runners in the city’s iconic marathon are jogging across the finish line and everyone is cheering, when there is a clap of thunder and an orange bloom of fire from within a ring of flags honoring the nations represented in the race. It is followed, seconds later, by another blast from just down the street. The cheers become shrieks, falsetto shrills of panic and fear and the videographer carries you forward, to where the smoke is drifting and police, runners and bystanders rip barricades apart trying to reach the epicenter of chaos.

Leonard Pitts: Brad Paisley’s ‘Accidental Racist’ not honest

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:41 EDT

There are many things to say about Brad Paisley’s new song.

A guy-to-guy chat with Obama over ‘best looking’ Attorney General

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:36 EDT

Dear Barry:

Leonard Pitts: On rape, ignorance again back in fashion

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:01 EDT

What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that’s Rick Ross’ story and he’s sticking to it.

50 years after Birmingham: bigot released from crippling burden of hate

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:11 EDT

A few words on the death of Elwin Wilson.

Leonard Pitts: Bitter tears, inaction after gun violence

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 22:50 EDT

Jonylah Watkins died on a Tuesday.

Customer service? Not when human robots answer the phone

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:34 EDT

Dear Whoever is in Charge of Customer Service for DirecTV:

Leonard Pitts: It’s called living — no matter how fast it seems

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:59 EDT

For as much as life takes, it also gives: the solace of memories, the tough teachings of experience, the reward of grace.

Rob Portman’s U-turn on gay marriage

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:59 EDT

Let there be no cheers for Rob Portman.

Leonard Pitts: Right to counsel? It’s stacked against the poor

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:35 EDT

“Make me wanna holler, way they do my life.” — Marvin Gaye, “Inner City Blues”