by Tom DeWolf | Dec 3, 2014 | Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
So let me see if I understand what just happened… Eric Garner was choked to death by a New York City police officer in July The NYC Police Department prohibits the use of choke holds Garner’s death was ruled a homicide and the grand jury will not indict...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 19, 2014 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
or: “There are none so blind as those who refuse to see” Jon Stewart asked a simple question of Bill O’Reilly on The Daily Show, on October 15, 2014. “Here’s all I want from you today. I want you to admit that there is such a thing as...
by Tom DeWolf | May 4, 2014 | Coming to the Table, Gather at the Table, Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Visiting our son’s family in Maryland, including our new, 1-month-old grandson, I sat down on Sunday morning with the Washington Post. In it I read Jonathan Capehart’s opinion piece, “That honest conversation about race everyone wants? We can’t...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 19, 2013 | Coming to the Table, Gather at the Table, History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege
This post was originally published at Gather at the Table November 19, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. PBS and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns launched a national effort to encourage people to video record themselves reciting...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 10, 2013 | Movies, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
My wife Lindi and I went to see 12 Years a Slave yesterday. It wasn’t a film I wanted to see. It was a film I needed to see. It is harsh and searing and honest in its depiction of the institution of slavery in the United States. I hope (and encourage in...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 6, 2013 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Wouldn’t it be an ironic twist of fate if racist, right wing efforts at voter suppression end up backfiring by preventing conservative white voters from voting? From the “things don’t always go as planned” department… I got a...
