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...
by Starlette Thomas | May 11, 2020 | Opinion
Justice isn’t blind; the justice system willingly turns a blind eye. Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed in Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, but Tom Durden, the district attorney didn’t request a formal investigation until May 5. On May 6, the Kingsland Office began...
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 18, 2020 | Opinion
America’s citizens are divided, nearly split down the middle when it comes to politics, our perspective on any number of issues and the current president. Red and blue states, there are no signs of anyone waving a white flag. No signs of surrender. No middle ground,...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 14, 2020 | Opinion
“I have a dream…” But America made his wife Coretta’s life a nightmare. Widowed and left to raise their children alone. Before King’s death, it was a living hell. Bombed home, bullied by strangers and blamed by his own, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “A Letter from a...
