by Starlette Thomas | Jan 12, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Trump administration is actively trying to erase African American history and make the present insufferable for persons who are marginalized, criminalized and dehumanizingly categorized as “illegal” and “alien.” So, I work for a future I can live into. By this, I...
by Starlette Thomas | Jan 5, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
To whom do I address the message of the Raceless Gospel? No one in particular. I don’t have a target audience as this proclamation is for a world yet to be. I know as much as I tell you. I am given one line at a time. Hook, line and sinker, I took the bait for a...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 3, 2025 | News, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The Raceless Gospel podcast offers listeners a respite. “Stay Woke?” is an inquiry for the sleepy-headed who are tired of the narrative of white-body supremacy and refuse to give it any more energy. It’s not a nudge to the groggy, but an expression of deep awareness....
by Starlette Thomas | Oct 17, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Following Jesus can result in you getting kicked out of a church. It’s an experience that both Clarence Jordan and I have in common. Ironically, American discipleship doesn’t come with that warning or many examples. I would offer more details of my experience with a...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Baptism offers a radical theology of liberation. A reenactment of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, it is an entry point into Christian faith and an exit strategy from the hierarchical and power-driven identities of race, class and gender. Baptism is a process of...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 15, 2022 | Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“I need you to help me.” A European American woman said this to me while I was facilitating a dialogue on race and baptismal identity. It completely changed the conversation for me. Because conversations about race and its progeny are communal and deeply personal —...
