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Issue: 207

November 23, 2006

Cover Story

4 More Dedicated Activists Join The BC Editorial Board

By Peter Gamble Publisher

With the publication of issue #200 on October 5, 2006 we created a multi-dimensional BC Editorial Board and took a new, more inclusive and broader direction. Today the board totals 20 members with the addition of the 4 individuals listed below in alphabetical order by last name. Hany K. Khalil – Organizing Coordinator for United…

With the publication of issue #200 on October 5, 2006 we created a multi-dimensional BC Editorial Board and took a new, more inclusive and broader direction.…

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Commentary

Thanksgiving: The National Day of Mourning

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

When Frank James (1923 – February 20, 2001), known to the Wampanoag people as Wampsutta, was invited to speak by the Commonwealth of Massachusettsat the 1970 annual Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth. When the text of Mr. James’ speech, a powerful statement of anger at the history of oppression of the Native people of America, became…

When Frank James (1923 - February 20, 2001), known to the Wampanoag people as Wampsutta, was invited to speak by the Commonwealth of Massachusettsat the 1970…

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Commentary

Between The Lines: Be Thankful!

By Dr. Anthony Asadullah Samad, PhD Columnist

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” This was the opening sentence of Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense, advocating for the colonies to declare themselves independent of Britain. What made Common Sense such a prophetic document was that it recounted the growth, the hardships and the blessings the colonies had endured in the…

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” This was the opening sentence of Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet, Common Sense, advocating for the colonies to declare…

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