by Starlette Thomas | Jul 1, 2019 | Opinion
Ava Marie DuVernay’s miniseries, “When They See Us,” is a powerful film. It tells the story of four African American boys and one Latin American boy falsely accused and mislabeled “The Central Park 5” after a female European American jogger, Trisha Meili, is viciously...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 24, 2019 | Opinion
Do you see the world through race-colored glasses? Are you totally dependent on race to survive in the world around you? Can’t leave home without race? Don’t know how you could understand the world without its prejudices and stereotypes? If this is how you feel,...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 29, 2019 | Opinion
Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o’clock on Sunday morning.” We repeat his words as a matter of fact, not as a challenge. It has been named and noted. But rather than shake our heads in agreement, I ask, “What...
by Starlette Thomas | Feb 1, 2019 | Opinion
Journalist Tom Brokaw was called out on comments he made on a recent episode of “Meet the Press,” where he suggested that Hispanics were not doing enough to assimilate. He has since apologized, but the conversations continue online, on buses and in taxis, at...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 7, 2018 | Opinion
Let there be peace. This is my solemn prayer. That we need not die or assassinate each other’s character to experience it. I don’t just want to rest in peace but to live in peace. But it is hard to find peace and quiet these days. It is an unlikely combination. Albert...
