by Tom DeWolf | Apr 2, 2012 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
In response to my March 23 post — “Trayvon Martin: thoughts from a white parent” — a reader posted the following comment: I cannot stop thinking about all of the Whites, who have been murdered by blacks, because they were in the wrong place at...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 23, 2012 | Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
I cannot stop thinking about Trayvon Martin. I can’t stop looking into his eyes in this photo which has become ubiquitous online. An unarmed, 17-year old boy in Florida walks to the store one night for some junk food. He’s shot to death because of the...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 15, 2012 | History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on this day, January 15, in 1929. To commemorate the occasion I read his Letter from Birmingham Jail that was written in response to a published statement by eight Alabama clergymen in which they claimed his actions...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 28, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege
To understand one significant aspect of the legacy of slavery and its profound impact today, one needs to look no further than the “criminal justice” system in the United States. In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Slavery by Another Name, Douglas A....
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 8, 2011 | History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
I received notice through the Coming to the Table network that on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, an historical marker will be unveiled in Front Royal, Virginia marking a significant event in school desegregation. The father of my CTTT friend Betty Kilby Baldwin won a...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 20, 2011 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
I’ll be in San Francisco April 21 and 22 for two full, rich days of ConverZations That Matter. My friend and colleague Belvie Rooks hosts this ongoing series of converZations that invite us to reach more deeply into issues that matter, into our hearts, and into...
