List/Grid Author Archives: Leonard Pitts / Syndicated Columnist
The No. 1 Victim of ‘Get Tough’ Laws Is Justice
So the people got sick of it, all those criminals being coddled by all those bleeding-heart liberal …
Do the Crime, Do the Time, but Punishment Never Ends
I promised Russell I would ask you something. We met last week in a medium-security correctional fac …
In War on Drugs There Is No Justice, Only Misery
If President Obama had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. So the president famously said. And …
List of Words Is What’s Offensive
Warning: This column contains language some readers may find unsuitable for children. Parental guida …
Victim of Society Living in Fear
One month later, some of us fail to understand what this is about. One month later, some of us are u …
Stereotypes Are Prisons We Allow Ourselves To Be Put Into
An open letter to African-American young people: So, have you caught “Lin-sanity” yet? M …
A Scrubbing for ‘Black’ History
A story for Black History Month. Bryan Stevenson is the director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a …
Jim Crow Is Alive, Well in Voting Law
GOP-controlled states doing their best to set elections back 100 years
Light of 70 Years Ago Still Glows
A thin fragment of moon stood watch that Christmas Eve as the president of the United States and the …
Um, Officer? You Work for Us
A menacing crowd of protesters had encircled police and they had no choice but to defend themselves …
The Promise That Became a Lie
Once upon a time, there was a boy who channeled the gods. He invoked them through his feet, moving w …
Hallelujah! We Got Our Jobs Back From Those Illegals
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” – Matthew 9:37 Good news. The j …
