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.

Gone Bananas?

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A picture of President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama photoshopped to include a banana was tweeted by Irina Rodnina.  Despite the fact that humans come from humans, the piece of fruit has historically been used to suggest that persons from Africa or of African descent derived from apes.[1]  Rodnina is an MP from Vladimir Putin’s […]

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Anyway

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“People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.  If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.  If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.  The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.  Honesty and frankness make you […]

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A Prayer Against Complacent Christianity: Disturb Us

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Disturb us, Lord, when We are too pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we dreamed too little,… When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance of things we possess We have lost our thirst For the waters of life; Having […]

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Pledging Racism

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A University of Alabama sorority is being accused of racism after an article is published by its student- run paper, The Crimson White.  In “The Final Barrier: 50 years later, segregation still exists,” it is alleged that several sororities prevented women from pledging because of the social construct of race.  Despite being institutions of learning, some campuses remained […]

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Racism at Red Lobster: Here’s a Tip

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Yet another instance of racism has emerged at a well- known restaurant chain.  But this time, it occurred at a Red Lobster in Franklin, Tennessee.  Allegedly, a customer left a racist message on a receipt for Tori Jenkins, a waitress who has been working for the company since December 2012.  In the tip section, the […]

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