Looking for A Few Good Men
Leonard Pitts
Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Leonard Pitts, Jr., is a syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald who writes on pop culture, social issues, and family life. His column runs every Monday and Friday and appears in the Des Moines Register. He is the author of Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood and also wrote, produced, and syndicated "Who We Are," an award-winning 1988 radio documentary on the history of Black America. Pitts won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2004. His other awards include the American Society of Newspaper Editors prestigious ASNE Award For Commentary Writing (2001), the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' Columnist of the Year award (2002), and the GLAAD Media Outstanding Newspaper Columnist award (2002).Cosponsored By:
- African American Studies Program
- Center for American Intercultural Studies Center
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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