Blogs about: Leonard Pitts

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What a journey2 comments

Solomon wrote 2 weeks ago: Well I have realized that I out of all my posting I haven’t updated anyone with my reading sch … more →

Tags: One Page At A Time, Anthony Bradley, Books, church, Culture, Gary Thomas, Michael Emerson, Reading

Race--and History--Matter2 comments

georgelamplugh wrote 1 month ago: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past” (William Faulkner) Perhaps it’s because I live in the S … more →

Tags: American History, Constitution of 1787, Current Events, Georgia history, History, Interdisciplinary work, nullification, Philadelphia Convention (1787), Retirement

Responding to Leonard Pitts Jr.4 comments

Danny Huizinga wrote 3 months ago: (Photo by Jain Basil Aliyas) In his recent column (appearing in the Lariat on 2/8/13), columnist Leo … more →

Tags: All posts, Current Issues, Politics, obama, Journalism, Gun Control, NRA, Chicago

Malala Miracle

msuzanneb wrote 6 months ago: Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald Leonard Pitts Jr.      The Miami Herald Updated: 2012-11-16T12:00 … more →

Tags: Malala, Divinity, Spiritual journey, Life Journey, infinite unity, Lord, God's Love, Love, God Is / I Am

Taking a Stand for Civility4 comments

Danny Huizinga wrote 6 months ago: (Adam Tinworth) I think almost every reader will agree with me when they say they hated reading Face … more →

Tags: All posts, Current Issues, Government 2, Presidency/Election, Politics, obama, Racist, election, Chris Matthews

Voters: Wake up!1 comment

Lisa Maria Boyles wrote 7 months ago: Image via ThinkProgress.com Did you hear about the “children’s book for adults” last year that was n … more →

Tags: News, Current Events, Election 2012?, Samuel L. Jackson, vote, Voter Suppression, Wake the F Up, Politics, Current Events (2)

The Book Report on Aug. 26

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 8 months ago: Tune in to The Book Report with Elaine Charles this weekend for a spotlight on our neighbors to the … more →

Tags: Books 2, Yann Martel, Margaret Atwood, Steven Galloway, Robertson Davies, Life of Pi, Cellist of Sarajevo, Beatrice and Virgil

The Book Report on Aug. 19

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 9 months ago: Tune in to The Book Report with Elaine Charles this weekend for a journey around America’s wri … more →

Tags: Books 2, Fareed Zakaria, Post American World, Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation, Devil's Highway: A True Story, blood of flowers, Don DeLillo

It's the Pits, Pitts

stargazer12 wrote 9 months ago: I’m sure most of you read the editorial page of your newspaper on August 16th, and most of you … more →

Tags: Abortion, Christians, Progressives, its the pits, Pitts, America Under Attack by Right-Wing Terrorists", Michelle Bachmann, acts of terror, World Trade Center

Guest Review: Freeman, by Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Isaac Morris wrote 9 months ago: The following is a guest review of Freeman, by Leonard Pitts, Jr., by Lisa K. Winkler. It first appe … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Slavery, civil war (fiction)

Common Core R.CCR.8 Explained2 comments

davestuartjr wrote 10 months ago: R.CCR.8–that’s the eighth College/Career Readiness anchor standard within the Reading st … more →

Tags: R.CCR.8, ccss, Common Core State Standards, Argument, Tom Standage, r.ccr.8

Independence Day: When Two Realities Divide One People

Sara wrote 10 months ago: The result of which is that Americans increasingly occupy two realities, one based on the conviction … more →

Tags: catch-all, Politics, Tea Party/Liberty, State Politics, Local Politics, Privacy, Obamacare, Sarah Palin, Independence Day

Common Core R.CCR.5 Explained2 comments

davestuartjr wrote 10 months ago: R.CCR.5–that’s the fifth College/Career Readiness anchor standard within the Reading str … more →

Tags: R.CCR.5, ccss, Common Core State Standards, Argument, All Quiet on the Western Front, r.ccr.5, Text Structure, ccr reading anchor standard, Poetry

If Newspapers Had Never Offered Free News Online... They Would Still Be Failing | Techdirt

Michael B. Calyn wrote 10 months ago:   If Newspapers Had Never Offered Free News Online… They Would Still Be Failing from the besid … more →

Tags: Perspective, Society, Opinion, Social, Organizations, Journalism, Citizen Journalism, craigslist, Journalist

Mark Holmberg visits with Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts

Mark Holmberg wrote 11 months ago: [ooyala code="R0MGp3NDoh5pXlRRVeCGXzo2-_1sTZ9I"] RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – There’s a lot of love … more →

Tags: News, Mark Holmberg Reports, richmond times-dispatch, Mark Holmberg

Conservatives Display Ignorance

trp2011 wrote 11 months ago: While some authors are writing about how conservative minds are hard-wired to believe the way that t … more →

Tags: ignorance, Conservatives, Eric Alterman, jonathan haidt, Global Warming, war on knowledge

Don’t rush to judgment in Trayvon case? That’s moral cowardice - Leonard Pitts Jr. - MiamiHerald.com

Michael B. Calyn wrote 1 year ago: Don’t rush to judgment in Trayvon case? That’s moral cowardice   BY LEONARD PITTS JR. LPITTS@MIAMIHE … more →

Tags: Perspective, Social, Society, Opinion, Sean Hannity, African-American, Trayvon Martin, hannity, Rodney King

Religion and Equal Rights

Shawn Mahoney wrote 1 year ago: This CNN Freedom Project article made me want to write an article about religion and acceptance of e … more →

Tags: World, News, Politics, CNN, Equal Rights, Bible, Gay, matthew vines, Miami Herald

National Columnists Day2 comments

Cynthia Price wrote 1 year ago: Today is National Columnists Day, which recognizes the importance and value of newspaper columnists. … more →

Tags: Newspapers, Social Media, Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck, Bob Greene, Richmond Times-Dispatch columnists, Ben Beagle, Penelope Trunk, Gail Collins


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