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Article: Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary.(Newsmakers)
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- April 28, 2003
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Washington Post columnist Colbert I. King recently won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize Award for commentary in the journalism category.
Pulitzer board judges referred to King's work as "against-the-grain columns that speak to people in power with ferocity and wisdom."
King, a native of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of Howard University, tells JET that he "was delighted, surprised and filled with a whole range of emotions" when he heard that he had won the award. He also admits that he was unprepared for the honor.
"I was a finalist in 2000 as well," he says. "I just didn't know. I was prepared for any kind of result."
King, 63, who former ...