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- Danny Haiphong, BAR Contributing EditorIt is not surprising that a settler colonial state would practice racism for centuries or that race would be the major factor determining who lives and who dies.
- Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residenceDonald Smith always performed at Black Agenda Report events in New York City. He was a great musician and friend to the Black Agenda Report team. He will be missed.