Raising the Dead: Coming to the Table
I did not realize until I was an adult that my ancestors were enslaved. I was born in Chicago in a time greatly influenced by the Civil Rights Movement that was sparked by the lynching of Emmitt Till in 1954 and the refusal of Rosa Parks in 1955 to give up her seat on...Truth Hurts, Then Heals: Coming to the Table
“Be prepared to face the truth if you undertake genealogical research,” said Peter Wingate, one of two instructors for a genealogy workshop I attended called “Tracing your family tree to the slave era.” Peter was correct. Until 2013, I was...Let freedom ring: An ongoing journey of reconciliation and redemption
We children of the South — direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman, and Martha Wayles Jefferson, his wife — hold hands at last as brothers and sisters at the edge of a new day in race relations. Our optimism is not born of naiveté....Author to speak about surprising connection to 1912 Harris County lynching
Columbus native Karen Branan has been a journalist for nearly half a century. Her work has appeared in national magazines, major newspapers and on network and cable TV. Living in Washington, D.C., she has covered racial issues from as far away as the Rodney King...Our Organization
Coming to the Table is a program of RJOY, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
