Eugene Harold Robinson (born March 12, 1954) is an American newspaper
columnist
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and an associate editor of ''
The Washington Post
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''. His columns are syndicated to 262 newspapers by
The Washington Post Writers Group. He won a
Pulitzer Prize in 2009, was elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board in 2011 and served as its chair from 2017 to 2018.
Robinson also serves as
NBC News
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and
MSNBC
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's chief political analyst.
Robinson is a member of the
National Association of Black Journalists
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and a board member of the
IWMF
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(International Women's Media Foundation).
Biography
Early years and education
Robinson was born in