by Tom DeWolf | Jul 24, 2009 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Like many Americans, I have followed closely the story of the arrest of Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., by Cambridge police officer Sgt. James Crowley for disorderly conduct. This is, as Dr. Gates said during a CNN interview on July 22, “an...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 23, 2009 | History, Genealogy, Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
Most folks interested in President Obama’s recent trip to Ghana watched or read reports from traditional news sources. I thought my readers would be interested in hearing about this historic event from the perspective of my friend Eric Manu. Eric and I met the...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 20, 2009 | Politics
Like many people who were disappointed in the presidency of Jimmy Carter I consider him the greatest ex-president in American history. What he has done since leaving office is truly inspiring. He raised the awareness of Habitat for Humanity more than any living human....
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 12, 2009 | History, Genealogy, Politics
As someone who has written about America’s hidden history regarding slavery and the slave trade I am following with great interest the battle now brewing in the Obama administration. Attorney General Eric Holder is leaning toward appointing a special prosecutor...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 15, 2009 | History, Genealogy, Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
United States Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) has introduced a concurrent resolution that would offer a formal apology to African Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws that lasted until the...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 10, 2009 | Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
I took this photo while visiting Trinidad, Cuba in 2001 during our family journey that became my book, Inheriting the Trade, and my cousin Katrina Browne’s film Traces of the Trade, which P.O.V. aired on PBS last summer. I always pay close attention to news...
