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.

Charcoal Donuts: Racism in Thailand

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Dunkin’ Donuts is receiving scrutiny after an ad surfaced on a train in Thailand of a model in blackface, her lips painted bright pink, advertising their “charcoal donut.”  This, of course, is argued by some as reminiscent of the blackface minstrelsy of the 19th and 20th centuries but, for others, it is nothing more than […]

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The End of Life

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“I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. This is the end of life.” ~ Rev. Martin Luther, King, Jr., “The Most Durable Power”, November 6, 1956 Additional Resource Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sermon excerpt: “The Most Durable Power”, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, November 6, […]

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#IMarchFor

.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the […]

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Compared to Rev. King: A President not a Preacher

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As President Obama prepares to deliver a speech at the Lincoln Memorial where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood fifty years ago today, Peter Baker, writing for The New York Times, points out that Obama is not King. Though he will stand where King stood, Mr. Obama cannot and does not seek to fill his […]

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Maafa 21

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Maafa 21 is a documentary of the history of eugenics and its connection to America’s attempt at population control and “racial purity” by the wealthy elite through the use of forced sterilization and later birth control pills and abortion in the African American community.  The film successfully connects the work of Margaret Sanger, founder of […]

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