AUTHOR SEES VESTIGES OF SLAVERY IN MODERN AMERICA.(MAIN)

Byline: WILEY A. HALL III Baltimore Sun

Shahrazad Ali, author of a controversial 1990 book, ``Blackman's Guide to Understanding the Blackwoman,'' has written a new one, designed to help blacks determine whether they have freed themselves from the psychological trauma of slavery.

Ali's ``Are You Still a Slave?'' (self-published, 162 pp., $10) hits you with a series of true or false questions, an analysis of the correct answers and a guide to help you interpret your grade.

And, I might as well get this out of the way right now: I failed the test.

``Er, what exactly does that mean?'' I asked Ali recently.

She laughed. ``You …