by Starlette Thomas | Oct 5, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The framework of white-body supremacy is collapsing in on itself, ensuring a certain death by its own hand. While systemic racism will not simply disappear but rather adapt to its political surroundings, its justifications will increasingly fall flat. How can I say...
by Starlette Thomas | Sep 14, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
“Power/ Power, Lord, Power/ Power, Lord/ Holy Ghost, power/ Power, Lord, Holy Ghost, power/ Power, Lord.” This was the call-and-response agreement I grew up with, that the only power a believer should want was that offered by the Holy Ghost. And you had to ask for it,...
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 | Jun 27, 2026 | Opinion, Opinion|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Coined by Robin DiAngelo, the phrase “white fragility” refers to a state in which even a minimal amount of “racial” stress becomes intolerable to individuals racialized as white, triggering defensive behaviors. I happen to think it’s nonsense. White ignorance often...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 22, 2026 | Opinion
Systemic racism is often reinforced through a structural, learned ignorance that allows dominant groups to misunderstand the world they inhabit. It is an intentional refusal to recognize the historical and ongoing structural advantages of one group over another due to...
