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- Jahan Chowdhry, BAR Comments EditorThis week’s letters show us that the new political period will require a lot of thinking on the part of those that want to remake society for the better.
- Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnistHarris has spent her career locking up Black and brown people. She should not be allowed to shake hands, kiss babies or walk into black churches without being taken to task.
- Ann Garrison , BAR contributorCongolese President Kabila wants to shut out the apparent winner of last month’s elections in favor the of the second place finisher, who appears to have accepted the deal.