Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Driving While Black – African Americans on the Road in the Era of Jim Crow. By Ric Burns / Steeplechase Films
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reaffirms Award for Angela Davis. By Democracy Now
Native Son is an imperfect but mesmerizing adaptation of Richard Wright’s classic novel. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
Trump’s Wall of Shame. It would stand as a lasting reminder of the white racial hostility surging through this moment in American history. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (January 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Closing the Gulf Between Black and White Christians. By Emma Green / The Atlantic
Most young white men are much more open to diversity than older generations. By Phillip Bump / Wash Post
Native American Leader: ‘A Wall Is Not The Answer.’ By David Greene and Ashley Westerman / NPR
The US is still not ready to look at the ugly racism against Native Americans. By Julian Brave NoiseCat / The Guardian
Two Years In, The Republican Party Faces An Uncertain Future In Trump’s Image. By S.V. Date / HuffPost
Two years after Trump asked black voters what they have to lose, the answer is clear: Plenty. By Sam Fulwood III / Thinkprogress
Trump is undoing the diversity of the federal bench. By Derrick Johnson / Wash Post
Analysis: How The Rise Of The Far Right Threatens Democracy Worldwide. Pallavi Gogoi / NPR
Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020. By Maeve Reston / CNN
These Atlanta neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it. By Dakin Andone / CNN
Tim Scott’s influence grows in a less diverse Republican Party. By Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News
How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate.’ By Greg Kaufmann / The Nation
LeBron James, the most important athlete in America, explained. By Dylan Scott / Vox
R. Kelly Hasn’t Really Been ‘Dropped’ by Anyone in Music. By Amy X. Wang / Rolling Stone
Nathan Phillips and the boys from Covington: What does this ugly encounter say about America? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (January 28) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump’s Wall of Shame. It would stand as a lasting reminder of the white racial hostility surging through this moment in American history….
Martin Luther King Jr. would be outraged. By Colbert King / Wash Post
A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day. By Molly Olmstead / Slate
The Disturbing, Surprisingly Complex Relationship Between White Identity Politics and Racism. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker
Bryan Stevenson Wants the U.S. to Face Its History. Interview by Jamie Lowe / NYT
A New Film Offers a Multitude of Answers to the Question “What Is Democracy?” By Marsha Green / The New Yorker
Steve King rallies with support from the far-right. By Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress
The GOP distanced itself from Steve King. Is it signaling a shift on Trump? By Geoffrey Kabaservice / Wash Post
Abrams and Gillum are likely 2020 kingmakers. By Marc Caputo and Daniel Strauss / Politico
The MAGA Teenager Who Harassed a Native American Veteran Is Still Unnamed, but We’ve Seen His Face Before. By Ruth Graham / Slate
A new Supreme Court is poised to take a chunk out of MLK’s legacy. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (January 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Nathan Phillips and the boys from Covington: What does this ugly encounter say about America? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon