It is a selection of his columns from the Miami Herald. Pitts's third book, Forward from This Moment: Selected Columns, 1994–2008, was published in August 2009. The novel centers on a faded soul singer whose early-onset Alzheimer's disease compels him to reconnect with his father and son. His first novel, Before I Forget, was released in March 2009, and earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. His first book, Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood, was published in 2006. He has won awards for his writing from the Society of Professional Journalists, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, and the National Association of Black Journalists, and he was first nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1993, eventually claiming the honor in 2004. Raised in Los Angeles and educated at the University of Southern California, Pitts currently lives in Bowie, Maryland. 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. He is a nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. (born October 11, 1957) is an American commentator, journalist, and novelist.
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