William Raspberry

William James Raspberry
Born	October 12, 1935 (1935-10-12) Okolona, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	July 17, 2012(2012-07-17) (aged 76)[1] Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Journalist
Education	Indiana Central College, B.S. 1958 (History)
Notable awards	1965 Capital Press Club’s Journalist of the Year award 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1994 National Association of Black Journalists lifetime achievement award 2004 National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award 15+ honorary doctorates
Spouse	Sondra Patricia Raspberry (née Dodson) (m. 1966–2012)
Children	Patricia D. Raspberry Mark J. Raspberry Angela Raspberry Jackson foster son, Reginald Harrison
Relatives	James Lee Raspberry, teacher (father) Willie Mae Tucker Raspberry, teacher (b. ~1906) (mother)

William Raspberry (October 12, 1935 – July 17, 2012) was an American syndicated 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.