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- Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residenceTuesday February 25 was proclaimed “Raymond Nat Turner Day” in Berkeley. Never in my wildest imagination had I dreamed of having a day in my honor.
- Julia ThomasFederal policies intended to end racial discrimination in housing and encourage Black homeownership actually wound up enabling predatory real estate practices.
- Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.Rev Jesse L Jackson, Sr delivered the following remarks on March 8 at a Bernie Sanders for President rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.