by Tom DeWolf | Jan 19, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Of the many significant moments during the Service of Liberation at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine last Sunday marking the bicentennial of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in the United States the one that impacted me the most was the apology to...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 14, 2008 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
As with most people in the United States, I’m watching with interest the Barack Obama presidential campaign. I’ve read his first book, Dreams From My Father, which I found enlightening in terms of getting glimpses of what Obama experienced growing up black...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 1, 2008 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
Addendum to my post of December 26, and my posting on the same day at the Beacon Broadside, noting the mostly unknown, and largely ignored, anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the United States: Please check out James Perry’s thoughts on this...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 26, 2007 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
On January 1 we will celebrate the coming of the New Year. Some will pause to observe the 145th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Few are aware that New Year’s day next week marks the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 23, 2007 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
The word “reparations” makes the hair stand up on the back of many a white neck. It raises high emotions on all sides of the issue. Hearings were held by the House Judiciary Committee this past week and you could hear the heels digging into the hard...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 20, 2007 | Movies, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege
In my book, Inheriting the Trade, I quote from an article Peggy McIntosh wrote in 1988: “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” It’s a terrific article. Now a film student at NYU named Aislinn Dewey has created a two-and-a-half minute...
