Author: Starlette Thomas, Race Abolitionist

Seeking to lead words and people to their highest and most authentic expression, I am the principal architect of a race/less world.

Eric Deggans shows us “How to talk about race”

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Author and journalist, Eric Deggans leads a discussion on race at a Ted talk in Bloomington and puts the social construct in its place.  Well- informed and well- intentioned, he makes the uncomfortable conversation comfortable and invites us all to “jump in.”

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Who does race say that I am?

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Race has a lot to say about you and me, “us” and “them.”  This social construct tells us who we are and will be, where to go and where we are not welcome, whether we are in or out, center or margin.  Race tells us where we belong and when.  A director of our society, […]

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The view from the mountaintop

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The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave the most memorable speech of the 20th century.  His “I have a dream” speech is ranked number one on most lists and in the minds of many Americans.  No one has said anything to surpass it.  No one has dreamed bigger.  In fact, we have yet to […]

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Getting to the mountaintop

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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” ~ The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The parades are over, our community service hours completed.  It is another […]

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Just keep on dreaming

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“I will stand at my watch-post and station myself on the rampart;
I will keep watch to see what he will say to me and what he will answer concerning my complaint. 
2 Then the Lord answered me and said:
Write the vision; make it plain on tablets,
so that a runner may read it. 
3 For there is […]

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