James Baldwin: American Master

“If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, re-created from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us: God gave Noah the rainbow sigh, No more water, the fire next time!” (from The Fire Next Time, 1963)
No writer in American history is more clear, more concise or more accurate [...]

LAPD Shoots 13-Year Old Dead: Who’s to Blame?

Poor people of color are locked in an insurgency against police everywhere. From Bangkok to Baghdad, poor people are, and will always be, the enemies of the police. In Los Angeles, some say the biggest gang of criminals, thugs and drug dealers is the notorious LAPD. TheStateOf respects the difficult job police [...]

LAPD Shoots 13-Year Old Dead: Who’s to Blame?

Poor people of color are locked in an insurgency against police everywhere. From Bangkok to Baghdad, poor people are, and will always be, the enemies of the police. In Los Angeles, some say the biggest gang of criminals, thugs and drug dealers is the notorious LAPD. TheStateOf respects the difficult job police [...]

Harriet "The Black Moses" Tubman

Harriet Ross was born into slavery in 1819 or 1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was of purely African ancestry. At the age of 12 she was seriously injured by a blow to the head, inflicted by a white overseer for refusing to assist in tying up a man who had attempted escape. [...]

Harriet "The Black Moses" Tubman

Harriet Ross was born into slavery in 1819 or 1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland. She was of purely African ancestry. At the age of 12 she was seriously injured by a blow to the head, inflicted by a white overseer for refusing to assist in tying up a man who had attempted escape. [...]