Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Big-time colleges care more about money and winning than black athletes getting degrees. By Derick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here’s a glimpse. By Paul Waldman / Wash Post
Democracy fatigue and how to fight it: Philosopher Henry Giroux on life in the age of Trump. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The Equality Conundrum. We all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good? By Joshua Rothman / The New Yorker
Republicans Want to Make White Grievance Genteel Again. By Tina Vasquez / The New Republic
An Open Letter to John Lewis. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Colin Kaepernick attacks US ‘imperialism’ in wake of Suleimani strike. By Tom Lutz / The Guardian
Megyn Kelly schooled by Ava DuVernay over Colin Kaepernick’s Iran tweet. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Hurl Bibles or Hot Coffee: How One Church Is Preparing for Attacks. By Audra D.S. Burch / NYT
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. Addressing inequality requires more than consciousness raising. By J. C. Pan / The New Republic
Florida Republicans’ Voter Suppression Scheme May Backfire. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
For Black Americans, It’s Not a Housing Crisis. It’s a Chronic Condition. By Aaron Wiener / Mother Jones
Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age” Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness. By Stephanie Hayes / The Atlantic
REMEMBRANCE by Rita Woods. Kirkus Review
‘Stay Close’: PBS film spotlights race, adversity and a black man’s rare success in the sport of fencing. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Rooney Rule wobbles as NFL’s fetish for young, white coaches continues. By Gabriel Baumgaertner / The Guardian
NFL rules need to change to protect mobile quarterbacks. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Can artificial intelligence help us understand racial bias in sports. By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
Eddie Gallagher isn’t a “lifestyle brand” story: It’s a story about the rise of American fascism. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Wake up, Republicans. Your party stands for all the wrong things now. By Stuart Stevens / Wash Post
Naming the Threat: The scourge of police violence targeting Black women. By Kimberle Williams Crenshaw / The New Republic
Hate thrives amid silence. We must speak up. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Denying a Professor Tenure, Harvard Sparks a Debate Over Ethnic Studies. By Kate Taylor / NYT
Illinois Lt. Governor is first in line to buy pot after her state legalizes it for recreational purposes. By Sky Palma / Raw Story
Police Stop Black Drivers At Higher Rate Than Whites In California. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / Huff Post
The Bitter (Occasionally Brave) Legacy of Selling Blackness. By Aaron Ross Coleman / The Nation
Black Lives, Black Voices. By Hamed Aleaziz / SF Chronicle
Latina Equal Pay Day Is Later Than Last Year. We Can’t Afford to Fall Further Behind. By Monica Ramirez / Fortune
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read. By Angel Jennings / LA Times
