William Raspberry (October 12, 1935 – July 17, 2012) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated American public affairs columnist.

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just watching some Ray William Johnson, and drinking raspberry tea

I remember when raspberry ripe came in! We thought they'd found out bout our King William Chocolate modifications!

Making a nommy bday cake. Choc fudge cake with raspberry/white choc mousse and choc ganache. Pics tomorrow:)

A NES case would probably be easier to get hold of. What will you use for the guts? I've got a Raspberry Pi which is awesome.

People who believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it-William Raspberry

Black News Directors, Columnists, Reporters And The Like. Rea my comment very carefully. A 70 year old Evolutionary Elder who is own publicity person, I ask where are the Simeon Booker's who once worked with our Black media ? I remember people like Calvin Rolarkand the late William Raspberry. I remember them because when people like me with good news, they reported it. Today, for me, I find it difficult to get a positiv story in the Black owned and operated media outlets. these are some of the responses I receive. " Call me back latter; I am about to leave for a meeting." for a meeting." Send me your press release. Your story idea is a good one, but it does not fit the theme of this weeks edition. Sorry, I did not received the books you sent me. We are short staffed. Can you send me a photograph" and the like. Should they all just go out of business and let the main streat media provide the Black community with the news it it needs? You see, I know some of the Blacks personally. When I inquired oprominent ...

Eurgh mixed marmite, raspberry jam and toothpaste and now all i can taste is pork crackling and pigs in blankets.

Wilbon did u know William Raspberry that passed away earlier this year. He worked for the Post in DC?

Bring mi a Raspberry Arizona from Kum n Go? : ) Please n Thank you!( :

William Raspberry, Prizewinning Columnist, Dies at 76 Remembering a great Washington Post columnist

Loving Shameless . William H Macy's eyebrows are like raspberry tickets in July .

The taste of the fluid produced by beavers anal glands is like raspberry and it is used in food flavoring.

New post: William Raspberry on real success

Under the raspberry delice is actually raspberries in the letter A. Chef said dont perso @ william angliss

- is not in earning as much as you can but in performing as well as you can something that you consider worthwhile. William Raspberry

raspberry tarts then we can make it look like a evil guy with a lab coat !! :D

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist William Raspberry was born on October 12, 1935 in Okolona, Mississippi. Rasp…

Quote van de dag: William Raspberry: "Your best shot at happiness, self-worth and personal satisfaction - the th...

Beautiful afternoon picking flowers and eating raspberry ripple with mr William ☺🌸🍦

holy Christ poured it out and got raspberry coke.

dude they're insane have one at five guys in Livonia, raspberry coke!?!

In honor of columnist William Raspberry, who passed away today, the Washington Post has distributed a column by Raspberry, written shortly before his retirement, about civil disagreements and how American discourse had turned sour.

William "Bill" Raspberry, African American journalist will be remembered today at the Washington National Cathedral.

Bill Raspberry was one of the first black journalists to gain a wide following in the mainstream press. He wrote his opinion column for the ost for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2005.

Bill Raspberry was a great journalist and human being. He will be missed. Condolences to his family.

Public discourse, without the 'hard zinger': WILLIAM RASPBERRY, who died of cancer last week at age 76, was...

Love William Raspberry quote "possible for you to disagree w/me without being...a scoundrel or a fool."

As He So Frequently Does: Jeff Jacoby makes good use of column space — writing about William Raspberry and the w...

Loved William Raspberry, one the few honest, fair thinkers on the "other" side. And why is the left always rushing to politicize?

William Raspberry did once in the early nineties. I never forgot.

Sherman Hemsley and William Raspberry die within 10 days of each other. I sure hope we, the media, don't focus more on the former's contributions to American life. Hemsley, from all accounts was a good man, but he was an entertainer. Raspberry told us uncomfortable truths through his columns for the Washington Post.

A warm portrait-- William Raspberry's clear voice: One good man's great legacy via

Mississippi native William Raspberry always invited his readers to think | Charlie Mitchell (Opinion) |

How bout this idea? Use raspberry Pi to make collectors game units, i.e. Smash the block on a block you plug to a monitor?

Haven't been this excited by technology since I took apart my fisher price stereo

William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and one of the most widely read black journalists of his generation, has died. He was 76.

Did you hear the snippet on William Raspberry on Tell Me More today? It was from this interview in 2007:

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The obituary of William Raspberry in the Times

This was a great piece on William Raspberry. Kudos-

...I suspect that's meant to be an insult... yet, I'm taking it as a compliment. *Blows Raspberry*

William Raspberry dies at 76; prize-winning columnist: William Raspberry wrote an opinion column for the Washing...

See "Remembering William Raspberry: A Thoughtful Voice in Troubled Times," by Allan Brownfeld, just posted at

How did I miss that William Raspberry passed away on Tuesday!? We lost a great journalist/opinion writer :(. Thank you for your thought provoking work.

I am very sorry to learn that William Raspberry died. He was an honorable and fair-minded man. I respected him a lot.

I always enjoyed his columns, a voice of reason. William Raspberry ... columnist for The Washington Post, dies at 76

William Raspberry, retired Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at the Washington Post and its first African American in that role, died early Tuesday at his home in Washington. He was 76 and died of metastatic…

Bill Raspberry was always more interested in what he could learn than in scoring points by climbing up on a moral high horse.

Eulogy for journalist Bill Raspberry by Susan Jacoby - doubted afterlife, battled ignorance

R.H. Brown tells us about Okolona native and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Raspberry who recently passed away. WCBI News tonight.

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson fondly remembers the black journalism pioneer who died this week at age 76. 

"Bill Raspberry embodies for me one description of character: helping those whom you do not need." via

William Raspberry, Honorable Man:   When I met Bill Raspberry in 1988, he was already very influential as a nati...

Drought widens over past week, unlikely to yield through October -

I do have some smirnoff, raspberry smirnoff, bacardi, tequila, chocolate vodka, and kahlua take ur pick.

The Pulitzer Prize winner used his platforms to promote fairness and justice for the LGBT community.

Is anyone else thinking about William Raspberry's wise words, reprinted in the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday, "Columnist's Insight on Civility in Discord is an Eternal Lesson." Perhaps we should all keep it in mind during this tumultuous election season.

It's not the incompetence of at issue but the absence of half the adult support needed 4 2 b effective. William Raspberry

From Honoring the life and legacy of William Raspberry

"Not that desegregation is wrong. But I never believed that you could cure people who are damaged by the American culture simply by submersing them in a situation in which they were the overwhelming minority. It didn't make sense." -- the late Pulitzer-Prize winning Columnist William Raspberry, who died several days ago; the quote was taken from a previously recorded interview by NPR's Michel Martin.

well written eulogy for Professor Raspberry

William Raspberry, a brave and pioneering Black journalist, dies at 76 - tribute by colleague

William Raspberry was a Pulitzer-Prize winning Washington Post journalist for over 40 years. Among the first black journalists to receive a nationally syndicated column, Raspberry was called a man who, âhad a way of telling you to go to *** and making you look forward to the trip.â He told the …

“What is happening to the Black family in America is the sociological equivalent of global warming" -William Raspberry

Bill Raspberry, "Role Model" - AUSTIN, Texas -- William Raspberry was a provocateur who was so gentle and gen...

If voter fraud were really a problem, says reader, there are less onerous ways to fix it

Eulogy for my friend journalist Bill Raspberry:

William J. Raspberry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist who died Tuesday of prostate cancer at...

A writer of civility and principle | RIP William Raspberry

Wm Raspberry broke mold for blk columnists, was automatically labeled conservative for caring abt parenting& education

That's easy! If you actually spent time listening .. you'd be more like William Raspberry.

William Raspberry (RIP) excellent column on civility in public dialogue. I need this:)

The Power Of The Pen - Let me to take a moment to pay homage to the late William Raspberry who was a...

Here are my remarks on the House floor on the passing of William Raspberry:

Read The Late William Raspberry's column posted on Rushs website. U are wrong and always will be.

William Raspberry was a gifted journalist whose voice is deeply missed. Eugene Robinson: "A listener with a gift."

Eulogy for my friend journalist Bill Raspberry

Journalism - Eulogy for my friend journalist Bill Raspberry - Washington Post (blog)

When I learned of the death of longtime Washington Post columnist William Raspberry, I was immediately reminded of a conversation I’d had with him in 2005 in his hometown of Okolona.

with the reflections of Sid Salter about Pulitzer winning columnist William Raspberry! Today at DeltaPosts!

Columnist William Raspberry will be missed, "he was an advocate of civility who practiced it." Man of the subtle sermon

"Words matter." Pullitzer prize winner William Raspberry Thanks for the inspiration. RIP.

Government forecasters: Drought worsens over past week, likely to widen & intensify through October

Journalist William Raspberry never forgot his Mississippi roots | Sid Salter (Opinion) |

This column by William Raspberry is worth re-reading: "Our civil disagreement" via

Loved reading William Raspberry's columns in in high school. Especially on a lazy Sunday. Thoughtful & thought provoking

Great piece on the late and great William Raspberry. "Who am I the most? I'm mostly me," he said.

I quote William Raspberry on page 63 of Halal Pork. We need more columnist like him.

I believe that pulling a community together around the future of its children can do wonders to transform both.- William J. Raspberry

I can't even believe that I am doing this but.I want to recommend to everyone two recent articles in The Oklahoman (gulp). On the editorial pages..Wed. 7/18 by William Raspberry on civil discourse and 7/19 Thurs. by Kathleen Parker on news literacy. Both seem really relevant to our times.

"Former Washington Post columnist William Raspberry has passed away. The obituaries in both the Post and the New...

News that Washington Post (and syndicated) columnist William Raspberry died yesterday was another reminder that there is much less tread left on my tires than has already worn off. More importantly, the story in the Post this morning of his passing kindled a few flames of memory, which when augmente...

William Raspberry, a 'role model' and more: He was so open to the views of others that it was easy to mis...

George Zimmerman speaks out in his first TV interview saying 'I'm not a racist and I'm not a murderer.'

Man of the subtle sermon A MAN OF INTEGRITY

I lament the passing of columnist William Raspberry. Though he has been retired for several years and I did not always agree with him, I remember hiim as a champion of civil discourse, one who could argue a position without rant, who could understand opposing views, and did not vilify those who disagreed with him. David Brooks and George Will seem to be among the few left who carry on the tradition of rational thought (though GW shows more of William Buckley's beautifully crafted acerbic language).

He called himself a 'solutionist.' It's not what's 'right' or 'left' that counts, he would say; it's what works.

William Raspberry, the great columnist for the Washington Post has passed. He may have been the most fair commentator on politics ever. He took a position on nearly every important issue in the last forty years and that position was always his own. He will be missed.

Columnist William Raspberry died Tuesday. This is a column he wrote in 2005, shortly before his retirement. — the editor.

William Raspberry, a liberal columnist for the Washington Post, just died. He used to call Rush Limbaugh a bigot, racist, and all the names other liberals called him. That is until Raspberry actually listened to him. It just took a week of listening that turned him around. He didn't become a fan but at least understood that he wasn't a racist. That why so many people call Limbaugh names because they don't listen to him, they listen to others who stick their fingers in their ears and pronounce judgement. I dare anyone who actually believes Limbaugh is a racist to listen to him for a week and think the same thing. I think that if you believe Rush is a racist, you probably haven't listened to him.

"Organized religion must mean more than what the pastorate does. It must mean also what we do because we believe what we believe, and it must be because we take seriously the admonition, 'Feed my sheep.' That’s what we’re called upon to do, and if we do it through organized religion, so much the better." --William Raspberry (1935–2012), speaking at a Cathedral Sunday Forum in 2008. May light perpetual shine upon him.

"… in virtually every public controversy, most thoughtful people secretly believe both sides.The second, which has kept my confidence from turning into arrogance, is that it is entirely possible for you to disagree with me without being, on that account, either a scoundrel or a fool." - William Raspberry, longtime Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, with the two important lessons he said he had learned. Mr. Raspberry died yesterday at 76.

Bill Raspberry provided a voice for the hitherto silent.

I'll breeze right past the fact that the heaviest mail day of my career as a newspaper columnist came when I announced the end of that career. What I want to think about instead is something that is enormously flattering and still a little mysterious.

Columnist William Raspberry is dead at the age of 76. His courage and wisdom, his willingness to address hard truths will be long remembered.

Yes indeed! Thank God for William Raspberry for inspiring Gwen Ifill!

Bill Raspberry, a pioneer who aided generations - Washington Post

Opportunity and education were frequent topics..

New news article posted: Columnist William Raspberry dies

Long-serving Member of the Merrill College Board of Visitors William Raspberry dies

William Raspberry was my role model

Editor’s note: William Raspberry, whose columns appeared regularly on The Register-Guard’s opinion pages until his retirement in 2005, died Tuesday at the age of 76. Raspberry was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for commentary and the National Association of Black Journalists’ lifetime achievement aw...

Obama's rise doesn't end black problems. But it offers a new way of thinking about them.

Michel remembers columnist William Raspberry in her "Can I Just Tell You" essay today.

William Raspberry: A mentor, even from afar

R.I.P., columnist William Raspberry. We Chronicle readers have been missing your column for some time; and we will miss you personally. Happy 94th (!) birthday to Nelson Mandela, a true 'Profile in Courage.' Both of you gents continue to amaze & inspire.

I'll miss you William Raspberry, you always made me think about things from a different perspective.

A dip into the archives of the longtime Post columnist, who died Tuesday.

Yesterday we lost a great man I had the pleasure of creating a Reflections image of... William Raspberry. I will soon finish editing the memoir of the day I spent with him and post it.

from hoot Legendary journalist and Miss. native William Raspberry dies - Jackson Clarion Ledger

William Raspberry, who became the second black columnist to win a Pulitzer Prize for his widely read syndicated commentaries in The Washington Post, died Tuesday. He was 76

Julian Bond interviews renowned journalist William Raspberry in this installment of "Explorations in Black Leadership." Raspberry was a Pulitzer Prize-winnin...

Award-winning columnist and author William Raspberry, according to Wikipedia, died in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the age of 76. William Raspb

Pulitzer-winning columnist William Raspberry passes away: William Raspberry, who became the second...

"You cannot claim both the full equality and special dispensation". RIP William Raspberry.

As a teen and young man, I NEVER missed William Raspberry's column in the Washington Post. My late father introduced me to his work. The most wonderful thing about his column was that you NEVER knew where he was headed... left, right or somewhere entirely different and unique! ~ RIP William Raspberry (1935-2012)

Raspberry's newspaper column was marked by a fierce independence, not beholden to politics nor ideology.

Video on msnbc.com: The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The Washington Post was syndicated in more than 200 newspapers across the country. Raspberry, who wrote about social issues and race relations, died at the age of 76. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

As a kid, I would marvel at my mother and father reading the newspaper and drinking coffee in the morning. The newspaper was, of course, The Washington Post. They would be getting ready for work or...

The Putlitzer Prize winning writer and former Washington Post columnist died last night according to local officals.

Okolona remembers 'Bill" Raspberry: Award winning columnist William Raspberry dies at the age of 76. Family and...

Sad to hear of the death of Mississippi native, columnist William Raspberry, a pioneering African-American journalist. RIP.

In this University of Virginia video, journalist William Raspberry shares his stories of civil rights. Take a personal look at issues of leadership, race and...

Proceeds from roast for retired columnist William Raspberry top $40,000; benefits BabySteps foundation

The William Raspberry lived an amazing life:

In addition to siblings, wife and children, William Raspberry (76) is survived by his mother, aged 106. Wow. Always read his columns and remember that little photo in the Post.

Opinions matter especially when they are passionate. Farewell Mr. Raspberry.

Raymond Davis: One better (worse) than the black woman you quoted. … Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in “The Disuniting of America (1991), published and sponsored by Whittle Books, a business unit of Whittle Communications L.P.A., as indicated by William S. Rukeyser, Editor in Chief, quoted the Washington Post columnistWilliam Raspberry (past columnist, thankfully) who contended that Afrocentric education will make black children ‘less competent in the culture in which they have to compete.’ Adding: “ ‘Anyone who knows anything about Africa,’ the black columnist William Raspberry of the Washington Post has written, ‘know that there is no single “African” culture from which black Americans are descended. While some Africans were establishing a universty at Timbuktu, others were engaged in slavery or tribal warfare or cannibalism. Some Africans were monotheists, while others were animists. As with their European counterparts, some were promoting brilliant philosophies, while others w ...

Passing of a giant. Washington Post columnist William Raspberry dies at 76

William Raspberry. See video of him interviewed by Julian Bond in 2006.

Juan Williams on William Raspberry: Friend, mentor, conscience, a singular voice in the black community

In honor of William Raspberry, a column he wrote before retiring: Our civil disagreement Thanks to

William Raspberry, Columnist, Dies at 76: Mr. Raspberry’s columns, known for a moderate outlook on social issues...

The world will miss the wise words of William Raspberry

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, Raspberry served as a public information officer with the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1962. He also worked for the Indianapolis Recorder in 1956. He later joined staff of the Washington Post as a teletypist in 1962. [2] Raspberry quickly rose in the ranks of the paper, becoming a columnist in 1966. Raspberry was first nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1982, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1994. Raspberry supported *** rights, writing at least one column condemning *** bashin ...

William Raspberry Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist was 76. I taught an essay of his at Howard U; can't find link.

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