Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (May 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The US white majority will soon disappear forever. By Dudley Poston and Rogelio Saenz / The Conversation
Another sign of Elizabeth Warren’s relentless focus on inequality. By Jared Bernstein / Wash Post
Democrats Consider: Is A White, Straight Man The Safe Bet Against Trump? By Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR
The case for African American reparations, explained. By Joe R. Feagin / The Conversation
Baltimore Writer D. Watkins: “We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America.” Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Now playing at the Supreme Court: How to preserve white power in four easy steps. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
The Good Ol’ Boys: 2 Years In, Trump Is Making Our Courts A Lot Less Diverse. By Jenifer Bendery / HuffPost
Recovering an erased history: The Chinese railroad workers who helped connect the country. By Chris Fuchs / NBC News
Facebook while black: Users call it getting ‘Zucked,’ say talking about racism is censored as hate speech. By Jessica Guynn / USA Today
The Other Segregation. By Whitney Pirtle / The Atlantic
Two more states are dumping Christopher Columbus to celebrate indigenous people instead. By Christina Maxouris / CNN
Kate Smith’s racist songs aren’t surprising, but we can do more than cover up a statue. By Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated
Mississippi, the only state with a Confederate symbol in its flag, is offering a new flag design on license plates. By Michelle Lou and Brandon Griggs / CNN
Duke Ellington’s melodies carried his message of social justice. Michelle R. Scott and Earl Brooks / The Conversation
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap. By Courtney E. Martin / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (April 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White. By Emily Badger, Quoctruing Bui, and Robert Gebeloff / NYT
Welcome to the Fourth Reich: Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law will not end well. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Tiger Woods Can’t Be Apolitical in the Age of Trump and Kaepernick. By David Zinn / The Nation
Review: Aretha Franklin’s long-awaited ‘Amazing Grace’ gospel film arrives in theaters. By Melissa Ruggieri / AJC
‘When They See Us’ Trailer: Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five Mini-Series Features Felicity Huffman. By Bruce Fretts / NYT
The Complexities of the Black Vote. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Why the Notre Dame fire is getting the attention America’s burned black churches never could. By George Johnson / NBC News
Arkansas To Remove Confederate Statue In U.S. Capitol, Add Johnny Cash, Daisy Bates. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Ancestry.com Pulls Ad That Whitewashes Slavery With Interracial Romance. By Elyse Wanshel / HuffPost
Can Black Evangelicals Save the Whole Movement? By Molly Waorthen / NYT
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” transforms the concert film into an artistic, historic moment. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
How I learned to love my afro hair: ‘I went from tolerating it to enjoying it’ By Emma Dabiri / The Guardian
Dwyane Wade Supports His Gay Black Son, And Here’s Why It Matters So Much. By Joshua Mackey / Blavity
Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan. By John Nichols / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (April 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Closing the Racial Wealth Gap. By Courtney E. Martin / NYT
