Leonard Pitts, Jr. is an acclaimed author, educator, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose 40-year career included a long tenure at the Miami Herald as one of the country's most popular syndicated columnists. He has written 6 novels, along with a collection of syndicated newspaper columns (Forward from this Moment) and a book on African-American fatherhood (Becoming Dad). He has taught at Princeton, Ohio University, the University of Maryland and, currently, Morgan State, among others. Born and raised in Southern California, Pitts now lives in Maryland and can be found online at leonardpittsjr.com.