Winner of the Phillis Wheatley Book Award for Nonfiction/Biography & Memoir!
Gather at the Table
— Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate
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Sharon Leslie Morgan and Thomas Norman DeWolf
The Authors
Sharon Leslie Morgan was the founder of OurBlackAncestry.com, a website devoted to helping people appreciate and explore African American family history and culture. Sharon passed from this life and joined the ancestors on February 24, 2026
Tom most recently served as the Executive Director for Coming to the Table, a non-profit organization that provides leadership, resources, and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism that are rooted in the United States’ history of slavery.
With their book, Sharon and Tom hoped to inspire a national dialogue about the legacies of slavery and racism and offer practical guidance for individuals and groups who want to heal themselves and America.
Recent Blog Posts
Remembering Sharon Leslie Morgan
January 30, 1951 – February 24, 2026 My beloved friend and Gather at the Table co-author, Sharon Leslie Morgan, has joined the ancestors. I was not expecting this. We talk regularly. We last spoke on her birthday just three weeks ago. She had survived breast cancer,...
Standing in Ferguson where Michael Brown died
"It's not supposed to be like this," Sharon said the morning we visited Ferguson. She and I have gone to many cemeteries over the years in our genealogical quests. "Cemeteries are places where we expect to find dead people." Yeah, cemeteries. Not in the middle of the...
Pull Back the Covers
Sharon Morgan originally posted this on Our Black Ancestry: Black History Month 2015 is almost over. As I do every year, I spent the past few weeks gorging myself on the glut of special programming on TV – feature films, documentaries, and other programs with African...
"The first thing about this book that pops into my head is wow; this should be more widely read. This is basically a journalling of thoughts and feelings of two people searching for ways to address racism in the US with a sprinkling of little known history mixed in to help us all learn where we as a country have been. It ends up being much more affecting than I expected."
- Amazon Reviewer
“This was exactly what I needed in this difficult time we’re experiencing."
- Amazon Reviewer
“If I could will it, this would be required reading and discussion for all colleges. High schools too but it is better to have a grasp of history and social issues. Tom and Susan are their own study."
- Amazon Reviewer
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With Sharon’s passing from this life in February 2026, joint appearances are no longer possible. Tom remains available for presentations, book signings, interviews, etc.