Ben Affleck and PBS Failed at Helping Viewers Deal With the Past
“It saddens me to learn that superstar Ben Affleck asked Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the Public Broadcast Service to withhold information about his slave-owning ancestors when he appeared on the documentary series “Finding Our Roots.” It’s understandable that...Descendants touched by slavery come to the table
“Despite the time separating current Americans from the era of legal slavery, the wounds of racial injustice remain fresh for the descendants of slaves, especially in the face of ignorance or denial. “Those issues were at the forefront of a gathering of...My Family Tree in Black and White
“Whenever I mention certain cousins, I have to put air quotes around the word so my husband knows which ones I mean. No air quotes means they’re the ones I’m related to through blood. Air quotes, and I’m referring to the ones whose family used to own mine. They...Descendants of Norwich slave, owner meet
CTTT member Grant Hayter-Menzies meets with descendants of Guy Drock, a man enslaved by his family in Connecticut in the mid-1700s. “When descendants of Norwich slave Guy Drock and the man who owned him met for the first time Thursday, they weren’t sure what...Our Organization
Coming to the Table is a program of RJOY, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
