The informative new nonfiction anthology, State Of The Race: Creating Our 21rst Century: Where Do We Go From Here?, edited by Jemadari Kamara and Tony Menelik, published by Der Meer Diaspora Press (Boston 2004) contains important essays by Ali Mazrui, Marimba Ani, and many others.

The book's foreword is described as lucid and compelling, and as must-read essay by Assata Shakur. It is being asserted that every person of color should read her foreword's sub-sections on:
Our Past
Our present
The Elections
Globalization And The 1990's
Invisible Chains
Race & Class

State Of The Race: Creating Our 21rst Century: Where Do We Go From Here?
ISBN 0-9720149-0-X
Published by Diaspora Press
27 East Concord Street
Suite 1
Boston, MA. 02118

Source: E-Drum