by Tom DeWolf | Nov 26, 2010 | Inheriting the Trade
I want to introduce my friends to a special young man. Tim Howe is a junior in college. He’s presently concluding a “study abroad” program in Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) through Lewis and Clark College. Tim is my 7th cousin. Our common ancestor was...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 26, 2010 | Books, Reviews, Inheriting the Trade
United Methodist Women, the largest denominational faith organization for women with roughly 800,000 members, has selected Inheriting the Trade for their 2011 Reading Program. A diverse range of books are selected each year, spread among four categories. Inheriting...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 23, 2010 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade
I spent the past week working in Bermuda. I know, I know, rough duty but someone’s gotta do it, right? The fact is that racism grows in tropical climates as effectively as anywhere else and it takes dedicated people of good conscience to work toward uprooting...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 1, 2010 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
Inheriting the Trade has been selected for “The Big Read” this summer and fall in Bermuda. Last April, my cousin Katrina Browne–producer/director/writer of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North–was invited to Bermuda to present the...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 19, 2010 | Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
On March 30 I wrote about a “weapon” opponents of Goodwin Liu’s nomination have employed: comments Liu made during a panel discussion on May 6, 2008 that I attended following a screening of Traces of the Trade at the Newseum in Washington, DC. This...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 13, 2010 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
I recently completed what is likely my last public presentation in connection with Inheriting the Trade for awhile. I don’t anticipate any speaking appearances until at least mid-September. When we schedule future appearances I hope that many of the organizers...
