Clarence Page
Twice a week, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page addresses the social, economic and political issues affecting Americans. Writing with passion and style, Page delivers lively commentary on today's pressing issues, such as crime, education, housing, hunger and bigotry. He is syndicated by Tribune Media Services in more than 200 papers nationwide.
Page started his journalism career as a freelance writer and photographer for the Middletown (Ohio) Journal and Cincinnati Enquirer. A columnist and member of the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune since 1984, Page worked as director of community affairs and as an on-air reporter at Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM-TV. Prior to his television career, he held various positions in the Tribune's newsroom for 11 years, including neighborhood news reporter and assistant city editor.
Page is the author of the book "Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity" (1996, HarperCollins). He has published articles in Chicago Magazine, the Chicago Reader, Washington Monthly, The New Republic, the Wall Street Journal, New York Newsday and Emerge. He is a regular essayist for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS and has served as a panelist/commentator for a variety of news programs, including "The McLaughlin Group," "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, Black Entertainment Television's "Lead Story" news panel program, ABC's "This Week" roundtable news program and National Public Radio's "Weekend Sunday." He also has hosted several PBS documentaries.
In 1992, Page was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. He is the winner of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and was also part of the Chicago Tribune task force investigation on voter fraud that won a Pulitzer in 1973. His other awards include a 1980 Illinois UPI Award for community service for an investigative series titled "The Black Tax" and the Edward Scott Beck Award for overseas reporting of a 1976 series on the changing politics of South Africa.
Clarence Page Samples
Newt's secret Alinsky love
Saul Alinsky is a name most people don't know, so why does Newt Gingrich drop his name at every opportunity without explaining who he is?
Where did Haiti donations go?
Two years after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands, more than a half-million Haitians are still sleeping under tarps, often in camps without enough water or toilets.
Gingrich's 'umbrage card' trick
What do you do when you're a presidential candidate like Newt Gingrich who lugs so much baggage that your baggage has baggage? Campaigns bring out the best and worst in candidates.
Revenge of the Internet nerds
Fear the Wiki-power! It's a tangled saga, but this much is clear: Putting the handcuffs on Internet piracy is a worthy goal. The problem is not trivial.
Would today's GOP elect Reagan?
Jon Huntsman has suspended his presidential campaign. Today's Grand Old Party, inflamed by tea party passions, is looking for fire breathers and bomb throwers. I'm not exaggerating.
Whose reproductive freedom?
Caution: This presidential campaign endangers reproductive health.
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