by Tom DeWolf | Dec 21, 2010 | Coming to the Table
Too often at this time of year we rush about fulfilling our various obligations in gift-giving, card-sending, and party-attending, and battle lines are drawn between those who see “Merry Christmas” versus “Happy Holidays” greetings as a...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 22, 2010 | Coming to the Table, History, Genealogy, Movies, Reviews
A wonderful new resource is available for everyone who works for truth, justice, and healing in the face of the damage inflicted by racism. The film I Can Tell the World: Singing to Heal Our Racial Divide is available for purchase at all the usual places, or for rent...
by Tom DeWolf | May 28, 2010 | Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table
When I got The Other Wes Moore last week I anticipated reading it once I finished a couple other books I’m presently reading. But when I read the first couple pages I stopped with the other books and dove into this one. I simply couldn’t put it down. How...
by Tom DeWolf | May 20, 2010 | Coming to the Table, Race, Oppression, Privilege
I turned on my computer this morning, checked my e-mails, read Doonesbury, and then began perusing a few news sites; a ritual I follow pretty much every day. When I got to CNN.com I was stunned by two faces at the top of the page. My friends Betty and Phoebe Kilby...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 11, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing, Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table, History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege
If you are a “white” descendant of someone who enslaved African people, two close friends of mine, Susan Hutchison and David Pettee, would love to hear from you. They are gathering stories that connect us with a part of our national history that has been...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 28, 2010 | Coming to the Table, Traces of the Trade
A new website was launched last week by The Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery. The mission of The Tracing Center is “to create greater awareness of the vast extent of complicity in slavery and the transatlantic slave trade and to inspire...
