by Tom DeWolf | Feb 14, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing
If you are interested in peeking inside what it means to be a writer these days, I haven’t come across an article that describes the current state of affairs in the publishing world more accurately than this one in the L.A. Times. I love what I do. And I...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 5, 2010 | Author Stuff, Writing
I love being a writer. I love that the words I’ve chosen to express myself (aided by my editor and several other folks along the way) may have a positive impact on the lives of a few readers. I love the freedom it offers me to be alone with my thoughts, to work...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 1, 2010 | History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Fifty years ago today, on February 1, 1960 in Greensboro, North Carolina, four A&T College freshmen students, Ezell Blair (Jibreel Khazan) Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil walked into the downtown Woolworth’s store and sat down at the...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 25, 2010 | Appearances by Tom
The highlight of this past week for me–the week we celebrate each year the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.–was the opportunity to hear Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery speak at the University of Rochester in western New York on Friday evening, January 22....
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 21, 2010 | Coming to the Table, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
I’ll be at historic Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi on Saturday, January 30 for this Coming to the Table event. If you have friends in the Jackson area, or if you know folks in the media, please pass along this information. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 18, 2010 | Appearances by Tom, History, Genealogy
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” If he were alive today I know Dr. King’s focus would be on the tragedy that has taken place, and continues to unfold, in Haiti. Our thoughts, prayers, and money...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 17, 2010 | Books, Reviews, Coming to the Table, Trauma and Healing
I review books on my blog that are relevant to the issues at the core of my work: social justice, undoing racism, healing from trauma, and so on. I’ll get to today’s book review in a second. First, a little background is in order… Prior to January...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 13, 2010 | Coming to the Table
Coming to the Table, the organization founded in the spirit of Dr. King’s Dream to bring together descendants of the enslaved and enslavers to address the legacies of slavery that continue to impact all of us today, has launched our new website. I have a dream...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 11, 2010 | Politics
Like most of you, I’ve been bombarded with news about Senator Harry Reid’s comments regarding candidate Obama. My question is, “What’s the big deal?” In their new book Game Change about the 2008 presidential campaign, authors Mark...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 8, 2010 | Healthy Living
I just finished reading “Illness Speaks: Healing from Cancer, Addiction and Racism in the Age of Rush Limbaugh” by Molly Secours. I hope many, many people across the country will read this profound article and recognize that no matter how right we are in...
