by Starlette Thomas | Jun 15, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“Martin, don’t let anybody ever tell you you’re not a Somebody.” It’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s foundational childhood story. His grandmother instilled a core belief in his own worth, which remains a critical teaching in the African American community....
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 18, 2026 | Opinion
Hailed a civil rights titan and moral voice, the Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prophet of human dignity. Known for coalition building and decades of activism, he kept hope alive until the very end. He died at home surrounded by family on February 17 at the age of 84....
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 7, 2025 | Opinion
Last week, my friend and former colleague, the Reverend Dr. Michael Bledsoe, texted me: “I am stuck praying ‘hallowed be thy name on earth as in heaven.’ I can’t move past it. I’m so grateful for your hallowing of all people and your prophetic voice.” We don’t text...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 10, 2025 | Opinion
“Was that ‘The Color Purple’?” I turned to my teenage cousin and asked as the lights in the theater came on. “Yes,” she said. I couldn’t believe what I had seen. I was six years old when the film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epistolary novel...
