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.

When our neighbors are our enemies

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“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.”   ~ G.K. Chesterton “Those who say, ‘I love God’ and hate their brothers or sisters are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot […]

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The Habit of Hating: How do we break it?

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“I’ve decided to stick with love.  Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ~ Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. “If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” ~ […]

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Let There Be ___________

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We see no change in terms of the social construct of race and certainly in other areas of our lives because we speak no change.  We repeat our personal and limited histories with our mouths and then, we live it again and again.  We have no faith in a future without race; we cannot see […]

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The Church: A Body Divided

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“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” ~ Mark 3.25 These words have often been attributed to  a speech delivered in 1858 by Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States.  But, the words actually belong to Jesus.  Lincoln was talking about slavery: “I believe this […]

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He Sees Me

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He sees me Not the social coloring of my skin Not the texture of my hair Not the size of my nose Not the shape of my eyes Not my past and its failures Not my present and its flaws Not who I was or who I hope to be But who I have always […]

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