Background
The Commemorator newspaper was a
newspaper printed in South Berkeley from 1990-2013 by the Commemoration Committee for the
Black
Panther Party and focused on promoting the goals of the Black Panther Party as outlined in its Ten Point Program. The
newspaper served to teach the history, goals, and principles of the
Black
Panther Party, as well as report community news mostly related to living wage employment, violent crime, and adult literacy. In addition
to the
newspaper, programs of the Commemoration Committee for the
Black
Panther Party included a Monthly Film Series highlighting demands for education, health care, housing, and jobs, and the Bobby Hutton
Literacy Program. The newspaper editorial staff included Melvin Dickson, Clifford Cody, and Leroy Dupree.