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- Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence“You belong to us, body and belongings, and we can dispose of them and do with you as we please.” Holy Roman Emperor Louis VI in 1343.
- Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing EditorWhen oppressed people get organized, the US gets angry. It's been punishing the people of Cuba since 1962.
- Editors, The Black Agenda ReviewWe remember Patrice Lumumba. We will not forget the Congo.
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior ColumnistCorporate media excel at misdirection and telling outright lies. Independent media must have a seat at the table when opportunities arise to cover events such as relief efforts for the people of Gaza.
- Djibo SobukweColonized people must be in solidarity with the oppressed and by definition, that means being anti-zionist.