Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Reparations Debate. By Keenga-Yamahtta Taylor and Adolph Reed Jr. / Dissent
In the census-citizenship case, the Supreme Court may once again affirm ‘white rule.’ By John Blake / CNN
Elizabeth Warren: Repeal The Law That Criminalizes Migrants. By Roque Planas / HuffPost
FYI Democrats: ‘The Divine Nine’—black sororities and fraternities 101. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Survivor of WWII Internment Camp Speaks Out: Japanese Americans Know the Trauma of Child Detention. By Democracy Now
There Are Really Two Distinct White Working Classes. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
How black pharmacists are closing the cultural gap in health care. By Cara Anthony / NBC News
We may never resolve our conflicted feelings about Michael Jackson. By Maria Puente / USA Today
Another win for Serena: She’s the new face of Wheaties cereal. By Deja Harrison / The Undefeated
The NBA has an ‘owner mentality’ problem. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
“Swinging While I’m Singing”: Spike Lee, Public Enemy, and the Message in the Music. By Mark Anthony Neal / AAIHS
Afro-Textured hair : Everything you ever wanted to know about Afro-textured hair. By Wikipedia.
Race Inquiry Digest (July 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump remains dominant among white voters — Democrats can’t afford to be complacent. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Reparations: Reasonable and Right. By Charles Blow / NYT
Here’s What Ta-Nehisi Coates Told Congress About Reparations. By The New York Times
How reparations for American descendants of slavery could narrow the racial wealth divide. By William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen / NBC News
Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail. By Matthew Larson / The Conversation
This Death Row Lawyer Says Americans Won’t Be Free Until We Face Our Racist History. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
Black People’s Land Was Stolen. By Andrew W. Kahri / NYT
Reparations economics 101. By Bob Hennelly / Salon
Mitch McConnell is the second worst human being on the planet. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
Psychologist John Gartner: “Two years ago I compared Trump to Hitler. People didn’t believe me.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Clarence Thomas’s Astonishing Opinion on a Racist Mississippi Prosecutor. By Jeffrey Toobin / The New Yorker
Joe Biden’s Racial Dog Whistle. By Matt Ford / The New Republic
Politics Shape The Debate Over What To Call Far-Right Extremism. By Hannah Allam / NPR
72 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Over Offensive Social Media Posts. By Bobby Allyn / NPR
Joy Harjo named first Native American poet laureate. By Alex Johnson / NBC News
Review: The Wrenching ‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Becomes an Opera. By Anthony Tommasini / NYT
Toni Morrison doc filmmaker on her banned books: “People are afraid … of powerful black women” By Gary M. Kramer / Salon
The N.B.A.’s Draft Show Goes On, With Style — Even if It Shouldn’t. By Wesley Morris / NYT
