by Tom DeWolf | Nov 15, 2024 | News
Building a Bigger Table: Keeping the Dream alive On Saturday, November 9th, Let Freedom Ring Foundation held its 2024 Annual Fall Gala at the Virginia Ballroom of Williamsburg Lodge. The event celebrated descendants of Historic First Baptist Church, one of the oldest...
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 12, 2024 | News
American Coup: Wilmington 1898 – New documentary aims to make the massacre a well-known part of American history A coup d’état on American soil. That’s the basis for a new documentary by PBS North Carolina and American Experience which premiered on Nov....
by Tom DeWolf | Nov 8, 2024 | News
When White Supremacists Staged the Only Successful Coup in U.S. History “On November 10, 1898, white supremacists in Wilmington, North Carolina, massacred upwards of 60 Black people and overthrew the city’s democratically elected government, instigating the only...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 22, 2024 | News
CTTT Co-Manager Tom DeWolf interviewed on NPR The Healing Racism Institute in Springfield, MA is grappling with the legacy of slavery in multiple ways, through trainings and public events. They brought author Tom DeWolf in for a talk with the institute’s interim...
by Tom DeWolf | Jun 24, 2024 | News
From Anger to Healing Sharon Leslie Morgan felt disillusioned with America and emigrated to South Africa in 1994. Despite Nelson Mandela’s presidency, this was not a place of refuge either. Her son was assaulted by a police officer and later she was held at gunpoint...