by Tom DeWolf | Oct 3, 2008 | Books, Reviews, Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
The Episcopal Church of the USA will apologize for its involvement in the institution of slavery tomorrow, October 4, in a Service of Repentance at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A story about the service was on the front...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 8, 2008 | Other Musings, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Who are African Americans? Do they want to be called “black” or “African American?” Are they tech-savvy? Do they want friends of other races? Are they as religious as they are often portrayed? These questions and many more have been asked and...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 4, 2008 | Books, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Lose Your Mother is a book I just finished that I highly recommend. I learned about it from Belvie Rooks, Vice President of Special Projects at Danny Glover’s Carrie Productions. Allow me to explain… On August 27 I’ll participate in my first-ever...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 29, 2008 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
House Resolution 194 was passed this evening by a voice vote of the U.S. House of Representatives. With its passage the House formally apologizes to black Americans for the wrongs suffered by their ancestors under the government-sanctioned institutions of slavery and...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 28, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
An oft-asked question I receive is how to find out information about slave-trading voyages that the D’Wolfs and others participated in. Now available online, without charge, is the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database. This site is available to anyone, students,...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 6, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Traces of the Trade
I’m adding two posts rather quickly for a reason. Remember when wise people recommended that you not keep open containers of liquid anywhere near your keyboard or laptop? They were right. Consequently I am limited to blogging, or anything else requiring a...
