by Tom DeWolf | Feb 27, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade
The final stop on the first seven weeks of my book tour was coordinated by my mother. This past weekend I was at Pomona First Christian Church, the church I grew up in and where my parents have attended since before they were married there in 1951. On Friday, February...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 26, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
A couple of weeks ago I received a call from a friend of mine in Chicago, State Senator Jacqui Collins (Jacqui and I both participated in the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 21, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade
I was invited to speak this evening as part of the President’s Speakers Series at California State University at Monterey Bay. President Dianne Harrison asked me to participate and it was an amazing experience. I met with over 100 students this afternoon. Our...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 17, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
In today’s (February 17, 2008) edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Joseph M. Torsella, the president and chief executive officer of the National Constitution Center, writes an excellent guest editorial: “The nation’s slave past.” The...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 15, 2008 | Appearances by Tom
I’ve returned home for one day before heading back out on the road to California for two appearances this coming week at California State University at Monterey Bay and Pomona First Christian Church. Here’s a quick update on the tour. This past week was a...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 9, 2008 | Appearances by Tom
After being away for 3 1/2 weeks it’s been great sleeping in my own bed and being home with Lindi again. We also scheduled my first bookstore appearances near home. Last Sunday about a dozen of us gathered at The Book Barn in downtown Bend. I kicked things off...