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Guest Commentator

Greg King

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Greg King is a veteran labor activist in Boston. Click here to contact Mr. King.

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Guest Commentary

Changing What’s in the Hearts of the George Zimmermans of This World

By Greg King Guest Commentator

The only real way to end the nightmares is to live among people of color and interact with them every day.

Trayvon Martin was murdered and George Zimmerman walked free. It’s just the latest example of a country rife with racism. So many whites, when they look…

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Guest Commentary

Love and War

By Greg King Guest Commentator

I’ve got a friend, Nick Burlak, who’s an American veteran of the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Nick took part in the biggest tank battle in world history, the Battle of Kursk. He became a tank commander and a lieutenant in the Red Army. As the Soviet forces rolled westward, Nick helped liberate…

I've got a friend, Nick Burlak, who's an American veteran of the Soviet Red Army during World War II. Nick took part in the biggest tank…

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