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 | Jul 19, 2013 | Race, Oppression, Privilege, Trauma and Healing
In the aftermath of the “not guilty” verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman over the death of Trayvon Martin, I’ve been astounded at the lengths to which some white folks have gone to defend the jury’s decision in terms of issues of race....
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...
