Clarence Page

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  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
  • Chicago Tribune Contributor
  • Bestselling Author of 'Showing My Color' and 'Culture Worrier'
  • Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the National Association of Black Journalists

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page is one of the most highly recognized and regarded syndicated columnists in the country. He is a columnist syndicated nationally by Tribune Media Services and a member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. Page is also a regular contributor of essays to The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and has been a regular on The McLaughlin Group, The Chris Matthews Show, Nightline and Lead Story news panel programs. His book Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity, forever shifted conversations around race, gender, and ethnic identity from the civil rights reforms of the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. In his speeches, Page decodes top political issues with clarity, balance, and humor.

A go-to voice on American culture and politics thanks to his sharp, thoughtful, and moving analysis, Page has received lifetime achievement awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, and the National Association of Black Journalists. Page has spoken to the University of Chicago, the National Press Foundation, and the Anti-Defamation League.

 


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Past Hosts Include:
  • National Press Foundation
  • Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities
  • Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance
  • Anti-Defamation League
  • University of Chicago
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Rave Reviews About Clarence Page
A great newspaper columnist is a tour guide. He points out what's important, helps interpret what we're seeing, warns us of possible dangers. When he gets the opportunity, he'll jolly up the excursion with a bit of humor... Clarence Page meets all these tests with flying colors. His millions of readers look to him for common sense and fair-mindedness that is, I must confess, rarely found today. Like others in his league... Clarence is admired for the way his mind works. More than that, people warm to the steady hum of his conscience.

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American Society and Politics

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, CLARENCE PAGE provides sharp, thoughtful and moving analysis on politics and culture in America today. Based in Washington, Page has his fingers on our political pulse. An esteemed and univer ...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, CLARENCE PAGE provides sharp, thoughtful and moving analysis on politics and culture in America today. Based in Washington, Page has his fingers on our political pulse. An esteemed and universally heralded journalist who in addition to the Pulitzer has also received lifetime achievement awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the National Association of Black Journalists, he decodes top political issues with clarity, balance and humor. 

Realizing the Future Through Vision and Leadership

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE reflects on vision and leadership, focusing on what it took in 1963 and beyond to keep our country together. Reflecting on historic turbulence, Page shares what it might take no ...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE reflects on vision and leadership, focusing on what it took in 1963 and beyond to keep our country together. Reflecting on historic turbulence, Page shares what it might take now to keep our country together and moving forward in the current climate.

Building a Collaborative America

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE shares his perspective on changing institutional demographics and the increasing need for facilitating collaboration in organizations. ...

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE shares his perspective on changing institutional demographics and the increasing need for facilitating collaboration in organizations.

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Clarence Page sought-out for his insights into today's political landscape 

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE is regularly in-demand for his sharp, thoughtful and moving analysis on politics and culture in America today. A frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group, commentator on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, and political analyst on MSNBCmost recently Page delved into early primary elections, today's changing media landscape, and international affairs. Page's columns in the Chicago Tribune are widely-shared, revealing thought-provoking insights into top issues. Recently, Page has shed light on everything from racially-fueled Twitter wars to how automation is affecting our lives and the economy. Based in Washington, Page has his fingers on our political pulse. An esteemed and universally heralded journalist who in addition to the Pulitzer has also received lifetime achievement awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the National Association of Black Journalists, he knows how to decode top political issues with clarity, balance and humor. 

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Preeminent journalist Clarence Page’s Chicago Tribune column is a staple of American journalism

CLARENCE PAGE is a syndicated columnist and Washington-based member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board.

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Clarence Page Led the Legacy Awards Banquet

Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist, syndicated columnist, and member of the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board CLARENCE PAGE was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Legacy Awards Banquet speaker, presenting Alabama’s Realize the Dream award. Speaking to a sold-out room of more than 500 guests, Page contributed greatly to the weekend-long series of events honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Sharing thoughtful remarks on how to promote unity in turbulent times, Page gave insightful commentary on how America can move forward in the current political climate.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page grips audiences with every word, pulling them into poignant and timely conversations through his disarming, yet prolific, storytelling

CLARENCE PAGE is both a man of the times and a man of all times. His Pulitzer Prize-winner work covers complex issues of the day while framing it in a historical context so readers are armed with necessary and useful information. His recent columns with the Chicago Tribune’s Editorial Board covers issues like social unrest, policing, politics, and the upcoming election. A frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group, commentator on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, and political analyst on MSNBC, most recently Page delved into the elections, today's changing media landscape, and social affairs. At a recent event, he was praised as “SENSATIONAL.” “What a phenomenal speaker and storyteller- and what incredible stories.”  “The audience hung on his every word.” Another group raved, "Wow [he] is one of the most engaging speakers I've ever seen.” “Feeling very lucky to be in a room with people like him"; and "Such an insightful, animated & touching talk."

Clarence Page is in-demand at Black History Month and MLK Day Events

Syndicated columnist CLARENCE PAGE is regularly in-demand for his sharp, thoughtful and moving analysis on politics and culture in America today. A frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group, commentator on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, and political analyst on MSNBC, Page offers thoughtful and measured insight on our world today, and is renowned for bringing his unique perspective within the African-American and political communities, and his wealth of fascinating experiential knowledge, to the foreground of our ongoing national dialogue. An esteemed and universally heralded journalist, in addition to the Pulitzer Page has  received lifetime achievement awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the National Association of Black Journalists. He is also the bestselling author of Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity and Culture Worrier: Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change.

Clarence Page keeps the tweets of praise rolling in at every event 

Renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist CLARENCE PAGE has been garnering stellar tweets of praise at each of his events. He recently hosted the AARP Purpose Prize Award Celebration, where one audience member tweeted:"Fireside chat with @cptime at the @aarp #purposeprize awards was SENSATIONAL. What a phenomenal speaker and storyteller- and what incredible stories. The audience hung on his every word." He received similarly glowing feedback at the National Press Foundation dinner, and the National Society of Newspaper Columnist where people tweeted, respectively: "Wow @cptime is one of the most engaging speakers I've ever seen. Feeling very luck to be in a room with people like him"; and "Such an insightful, animated & touching talk by @cptime at #NSNC18." One of the most nationally recognized and highly-regarded syndicated columnists in the county, Page is a member of The Chicago Tribune's editorial board, as well as a frequent panelist on The McLaughlin Group, commentator on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, and political analyst on MSNBC. Based in Washington D.C., he has his fingers on the national pulse, and decodes top political and cultural issues with clarity, balance and humor. In addition to the Pulitzer, Page has also received lifetime achievement awards from the Chicago Headline Club, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Biography

Clarence Page, the 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary, is a columnist syndicated nationally by Tribune Media Services and a member of the Chicago Tribune editorial board. Page is also a regular contributor of essays to The News Hour with Jim Lehrer and has been a regular on The McLaughlin Group, The Chris Matthews Show, Nightline and Lead Story news panel programs. 

Page's awards include a 1980 Illinois UPI awards for community service for an investigative series titled "The Black Tax" and the Edward Scott Beck Award for overseas reporting in 1976. He also received lifetime achievement awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, the Chicago Headline Club and the National Association of Black Journalists. In 1992, he was inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. 

Page was a reporter, producer and community affairs director at WBBM-TV from 1980 to 1984. Before that he was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Chicago Tribune, during which he participated in a 1972 Task Force series on vote fraud which also won a Pulitzer Prize. 

His book Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity was published in 1996 by Harper Collins. 

Born in Dayton, Ohio, he grew up in Middletown. He began his journalism career as a freelance writer and photographer for the Middletown Journal and Cincinnati Enquirer at the age of 17. He graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor of science in journalism in 1969. He also has received honorary degrees from Columbia College in Chicago, Lake Forest College, the Chicago Theological Seminary and the John Marshall School of Law, among others.

Page is married, has one son, and lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC.