by Starlette Thomas | Oct 12, 2020 | Opinion
The 13th Amendment abolished the enslavement of human beings as well as involuntary servitude in the United States, with the exception of imprisonment as pointed out in magnificently dramatic form in Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary “13th.” The 14th Amendment granted...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 31, 2020 | Opinion
If some people didn’t get the message of the protests against police brutality, with persons around the world marching down city streets and country roads after the death of George Floyd, then the athletes of the WNBA, the NBA and MLS are repeating it loud and clear....
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 29, 2020 | Opinion
“Who am I really?” I first asked this question as an undergraduate student at Buffalo State College. It is not an unusual question or an unusual time to pose it. Away from family members and all things familiar, now was the time to find out who I was. Who was I when...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 22, 2020 | Opinion
“I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.” These are the words of congressional representative and civil rights legend, U.S. Rep. John Lewis,...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Division is not unusual for Americans; we have always been united in name only. In 1968, this was certainly true. No surprise there. A 2016 Center for Public Opinion Research article looked back at 1968 and specifically the Chicago Democratic convention when Democrats...
