by Starlette Thomas | Oct 12, 2026 | Opinion
The expectation for oppressed people to celebrate their oppressors reflects a complex power dynamic where domineering groups project their own narratives, values and holidays onto marginalized communities. This is an ongoing attempt to force participation in...
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 5, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The framework of white-body supremacy is collapsing in on itself, ensuring a certain death by its own hand. While systemic racism will not simply disappear but rather adapt to its political surroundings, its justifications will increasingly fall flat. How can I say...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 28, 2026 | Opinion
Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 while playing quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers to bring attention to police brutality and injustice. He was a football player who became a civil rights activist. Time would quickly tell...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 21, 2026 | Opinion
Multiple U.S. colleges are cutting, merging or ending Black Studies programs due to political pressure, reduced budgets and low student enrollment. According to a report by The Washington Post, at least a dozen public and private universities have reduced these...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 14, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“Power/ Power, Lord, Power/ Power, Lord/ Holy Ghost, power/ Power, Lord, Holy Ghost, power/ Power, Lord.” This was the call-and-response agreement I grew up with, that the only power a believer should want was that offered by the Holy Ghost. And you had to ask for it,...
