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William Raspberry (October 12, 1935 – July 17, 2012) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated American public affairs columnist. He was also the Knight Professor of the Practice of Communications and Journalism at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. An African American, he frequently wrote on racial issues. In 1999, Raspberry received the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award as well as an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colby College. After earning a B.S. in history at the University of Indianapolis in 1958, he continued to work at the local weekly Indianapolis Recorder where he'd begun in 1956, rising to associate managing editor. He was drafted and served as a U.S. Army public information officer 1960-1962. The ''Washington Post'' hired him as a teletypist in 1962.〔 Raspberry quickly rose in the ranks of the paper, becoming a columnist in 1966. Raspberry was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1982, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1994. Raspberry supported gay rights, writing at least one column condemning gay-bashing.〔(Archive Search for "William Raspberry" gay ), archival list of William Raspberry's columns on gay issues at the Washington Post 1993-2005.〕〔 He argued against certain torts and complaints from the disabled.〔Raspberry, William. (Claims Against Common Sense ). November 16, 1998, ''Washington Post'' via archive accessed May 23, 2009.〕 ''Ragged Edge'', a disabled-rights publication, published complaints from letters to the editor that the ''Post'' did not print. He retired in December 2005.〔Raspberry, William. (What I'll Do Next ). December 26, 2005, ''Washington Post''. Accessed May 23, 2009.〕 He provided the ''Washington Post'' a guest column on November 11, 2008, commenting on the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States.〔Raspberry, William. (A Path Beyond Grievance ). November 11, 2008, ''Washington Post.'' Accessed May 23, 2009.〕 As of 2008, he was president of "Baby Steps", a parent training and empowerment program based in Okolona, Mississippi.〔 Raspberry is an alumnus of Okolona College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=African American educator and 1901 graduate Wallace A. Battle to be honored at Berea College Founders' Day Oct. 12 - Media Relations & News )〕 He is the author of ''Looking Backward at Us'', a collection of his columns from the 1980s. Raspberry died of prostate cancer on July 17, 2012. He was 76. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Raspberry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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