Leonard Pitts, Jr.
@LeonardPittsJr1
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Recovering columnist and author of the novels The Last Thing You Surrender, Grant Park, Freeman, Before I Forget, and 54 Miles
Joined August 2013
“Astonishing” - The Washington Post “Stunning” - Jonathan Eig “A true literary tour de force” - Michael Eric Dyson Available now.
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The way it did on May 17, 1954? (What an absolute load of crap!)
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Apologies, all. The so-called “gift link” is asking people for money. As Gilda Radner used to say, never mind.
For those struggling to understand the right wing attack on museums and other instruments of communal memory, here’s a gift link to a piece I wrote a few years back that I think lays it all out quite nicely. https://t.co/XN5PM0kURR
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For those struggling to understand the right wing attack on museums and other instruments of communal memory, here’s a gift link to a piece I wrote a few years back that I think lays it all out quite nicely. https://t.co/XN5PM0kURR
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Apparently, today is some kind of holiday. What will y’all be celebrating?
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https://t.co/3VKTA55XGK Every American needs to watch this. Every journalist needs to watch it twice. Every owner of a news organization needs to watch it on a repeating loop. It turns out democracy does not “die in darkness.” It dies in broad daylight with everybody watching.
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An act of brazen corruption from the Trump crime family. Wow. This must be a day that ends in “y.”
Confirming ABC News, the Trump administration is set to accept a luxury plane from the Qatari royal family which will be retrofitted and used as Air Force One during his second term, per two people familiar. It will be transferred from the Qatari Ministry of Defense to the
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In a very real sense, we are living now in a world without America. The prospects are not promising. (But hey, at least we avoided having the black Asian lady as president!)
We get this - all over the world now - because 77 million Americans fell again for the greatest con man in history. https://t.co/AO6OxEcC9O
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FINALLY I’m able to let y’all in on some ginormous news!
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Hey, Detroit! Look forward to seeing you tomorrow! https://t.co/VT49W781cX
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Detroit Public Library
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“Can’t forget the Motor City…” Hey Detroit, I’ll be in town this weekend, signing copies of my novel, “54 Miles.” Hope to see you there. https://t.co/VT49W77tnp
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Detroit Public Library
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Today marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday confrontation on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, an event re-created in my novel, “54 Miles.” I’ve been reading from the book all week. Today, we find our protagonist trapped on the bridge as chaos explodes around him.
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Yes, sixty year ago the Democrats were what the Republicans are now: the party of choice for rracist asswipes. What’s your point?
@LeonardPittsJr1 You have to know those were DEMOCRATS doing all they could to stop the Black Vote
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Tomorrow marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday confrontation on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, which is revisited in my novel, “54 Miles.” I’ve been commemorating the event all week with readings from the book. Today, our main character is trapped in the carnage.
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Friday marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday confrontation on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, an event re-created in my novel, “54 Miles.” Join me all week for readings from the book. Today, state troopers charge into the crowd of unarmed protesters.
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Friday marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Bloody Sunday confrontation on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, an event re-created in my novel, “54 Miles.” Join me all week for readings from the book. Today, the marchers come face to face with Alabama state troopers - Jim Crow’s army.
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Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday confrontation on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, an event re-created in my novel, “54 Miles.” Join me all week for readings from the book In this one, Adam, my main character, sets out with other marchers toward the showdown.
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Just three weeks till I bring my novel “54 Miles” to Tucson. Hope to see you there.
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Can you stand one more election postmortem? I scribbled a few thoughts on Substack because most of what I was reading and/or hearing was driving me crazy. Take a look (it’s free, no subscription required): https://t.co/Xnt7GGNTE7
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Thank you!
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