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.

After the death of Philando Castile: What will we preach?

.Reading time 8 minutes.

More videos have been released after a jury decided that the officer who shot and killed Mr. Philando Castile was not guilty of any charges.  A jury of his peers decided he did nothing wrong.  Mr. Castile is dead and this is just standard police training.  What’s most important is that the officer made it […]

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Looking into the eyes of the law after the death of Philando Castile

.Reading time 5 minutes.

“I wasn’t reaching for it.”  The last words of Mr. Philando Castile were to his defense.  He wasn’t doing anything wrong and according to him, he wasn’t going to.  Still, he was shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer in front of his distraught girlfriend, Diamond and her four year old daughter. Dead after a traffic […]

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A Tribute to Fathers: Making a Life

.Reading time 4 minutes.

He is making a living, chasing pigs and bringing home the bacon to squealing children.  We scream, “Daddy!  Daddy! What did you bring me?” We pick his pockets for candy and loose change.  He goes down easily, conquered around the legs.  He gives in easily, worn out from work or worn down by our kisses.  […]

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In Memory of the Emanuel Nine: Looking for the words

.Reading time 2 minutes.

I looked at their faces this morning and sighed.  “God, help us.”  One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Lives. They say a cat has nine lives.  But, how many lives does hate have?  Why won’t it die?  How does it continue to live after this?  How can we let it live on […]

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