by Starlette Thomas | Aug 10, 2026 | Opinion
Betye Saar transformed derogatory Jim Crow-era memorabilia and racist caricatures into empowering symbols of political resistance and self-liberation. The assemblage art pioneer died on July 26. She was 99 years old. Saar studied design at the University of...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 3, 2026 | Opinion
Black August honors African American radicals, revolutionaries and political prisoners. The final summer month celebrates African American resistance against systemic, racialized oppression and state violence. The tradition emerged to commemorate the death of Black...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 27, 2026 | Opinion
On this day in 1919, there was an incident of white supremacist domestic terrorism in Chicago. It was sparked by the drowning of Eugene Williams, a 17-year-old African American youth. He had been stoned by George Stauber for crossing an invisible, unofficial “color...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 20, 2026 | Opinion
The future of believing is for imaginaries. Christian faith traditions bound by contextless traditions and visions of yesteryear should be seen from the rearview mirror. Because if we are going to make progress on Howard Thurman’s question posed in Jesus and the...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 13, 2026 | Opinion
Congresswoman Maxine Waters made a procedural catchphrase iconic during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in July 2017: “Reclaiming my time.” In similar fashion, Gen Z and millennials are reclaiming their own, swapping algorithmic scrolling for intentional...
