by Starlette Thomas | Jul 14, 2025 | Opinion
I have looked away, averted my gaze, and stuffed lined paper in my mouth. I have picked up my mechanical pencil and put it down. I am unsure of the words that want to come out or even if I have the will to say them. Frankly, I’m all talked out. What needs to be said...
by Starlette Thomas | Jul 7, 2025 | Opinion
“So, what do you do?” Introductions quickly move from the pleasant exchange of first names to business as usual. Defined by our work, our identity, personal worth, and social currency are determined by our 9 to 5, making it difficult to clock out. In a capitalist...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 30, 2025 | Opinion
Brain-dead after suffering a fatal stroke and in the early weeks of her pregnancy, the doctors at Emory University Hospital finally turned off the machines after the emergency C-section delivery of her son, Chance, who weighed less than two pounds. Adriana Smith was...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 16, 2025 | Opinion
The images captured in 1850 are believed to be the earliest known pictures of Africans who were enslaved during American chattel slavery. The plate daguerreotypes, an early type of photo, are of Renty Taylor and his daughter, Delia. Both are posed and photographed...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 13, 2025 | News
It was called a “Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget.” On June 10th, clergy, congregants, religious and lay leaders representing multiple denominational expressions led a vigil and public procession in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the public witness of Jesus’...
