William Raspberry

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William Raspberry, a Washington-based urban and minority affairs columnist, writes a warmly personal, twice-weekly column that has attracted a wide following since it first appeared in The Washington Post in the mid-1960's. His column now appears in 180 newspapers across the nation. It addresses the latest issues and proposals for answers to social dilemmas. TIME magazine has written that Raspberry "has emerged as the most respected black voice on any white U.S. newspaper. He considers the merits rather than the ideology of any issue." Says Raspberry, "I don't enjoy celebrating problems. I talk about problems with a view to inching toward solutions." As a speaker, Raspberry shares his views on solutions to these problems and the great American potential that remains to be realized.

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