Leonard Pitts Jr.

Leonard Garvey Pitts Jr. is an American commentator, journalist, and novelist. He is a nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He was originally hired by the Miami Herald to critique music, but quickly received his own column, in which he has dealt extensively with race, politics, and culture from a progressive perspective. Raised in Los Angeles and educated at the University of Southern California, Pitts currently lives in Bowie, Maryland.