by Tom DeWolf | Aug 27, 2009 | Books, Reviews
I recently discovered BookBlips, a site “for people passionate about books, and the news and events that emerge from the world of books.” A guest blog called “Booking Through Thursday” posed a question that appealed to me: “What’s the...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 22, 2009 | Coming to the Table, History, Genealogy, Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
My first visit to Jackson coincides with my current reading of Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63, by Taylor Branch. Being in the community where many significant events occurred during the civil rights era greatly impacted my time there and served...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 19, 2009 | Traces of the Trade
Katrina Browne, director of the Emmy-nominated documentary Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North, has written an article–“Slavery Needs More Than an Apology”–for CNN.com. Katrina is my 7th cousin (our common ancestor was born in...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 17, 2009 | Healthy Living
Janis Ian achieved fame as a singer/songwriter at a young age. She wrote Society’s Child at age 13. Due to its controversial theme of love between a black boy and a white girl many record producers wouldn’t touch it. Radio DJ’s wouldn’t play...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 15, 2009 | Appearances by Tom, Books, Reviews, Inheriting the Trade
Win a copy of Inheriting the Trade on MP3 audio or Trade Paperback! Join author Thomas Norman DeWolf as he travels the World Wide Web—now through October 2—on his first virtual tour. And please: spread the word to your friends. I’d appreciate anything you can do...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 11, 2009 | Coming to the Table, History, Genealogy, Trauma and Healing
I spent last weekend in Jackson, Mississippi at the last of three retreats dedicated to discovering ways in which the tools of Re-Evaluation Counseling can be applied to the work of Coming to the Table. At our last retreat, in Richmond, Virginia, we spent important...
by Tom DeWolf | Aug 4, 2009 | Healthy Living
A friend of mine died on June 20. Yesterday afternoon Lindi and I attended the memorial service in his honor. My guess is that very few people who read this will have known Eddy. Hopefully you have a friend like Eddy. Eddy was the kind of person that not only did...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 24, 2009 | Politics, Race, Oppression, Privilege
Like many Americans, I have followed closely the story of the arrest of Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., by Cambridge police officer Sgt. James Crowley for disorderly conduct. This is, as Dr. Gates said during a CNN interview on July 22, “an...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 23, 2009 | History, Genealogy, Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
Most folks interested in President Obama’s recent trip to Ghana watched or read reports from traditional news sources. I thought my readers would be interested in hearing about this historic event from the perspective of my friend Eric Manu. Eric and I met the...
by Tom DeWolf | Jul 20, 2009 | Politics
Like many people who were disappointed in the presidency of Jimmy Carter I consider him the greatest ex-president in American history. What he has done since leaving office is truly inspiring. He raised the awareness of Habitat for Humanity more than any living human....
