by Tom DeWolf | Jun 19, 2010 | Gather at the Table, Race, Oppression, Privilege
The editor of Beacon Broadside–the blog of my publisher Beacon Press–asked me to write an essay in connection with Juneteenth. The request came just after an incident in which my friend Sharon Morgan was subjected to a stupid, racist comment about...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 19, 2010 | Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
On March 30 I wrote about a “weapon” opponents of Goodwin Liu’s nomination have employed: comments Liu made during a panel discussion on May 6, 2008 that I attended following a screening of Traces of the Trade at the Newseum in Washington, DC. This...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 30, 2010 | Inheriting the Trade, Politics, Traces of the Trade
I did not see this one coming. President Obama has nominated Goodwin Liu, an Associate Dean and Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law, to serve on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Opponents have seized upon comments Liu made during a panel discussion on May...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 25, 2009 | Race, Oppression, Privilege
I’m thankful for a lot this Thanksgiving… family, friends, love, health, and those who are committed to justice and peace. And I’m thankful for Luis CdeBaca. CdeBaca is President Obama’s “Ambassador-at-Large” who fights modern day...
