Beyond the English Interpretation with KRS One

the normal state of things

“People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.” 

 ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

The other side of the story in 2016

 

Honorable Vonda Evans sentencing cop Williams for Floyd Dent assault

Judge Vonda Evans whole speech when sentencing cop Williams who assaulted black man, Floyd Dent

The 13th Admendment and Black America

13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

 "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

This film is an easy way to get educated on how the 13th Amendment has shaped Black america.

13TH | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix