Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Forget the ‘glass ceiling.’ Women of color face a ‘concrete ceiling’ – Julia Carpenter / CNN
It Took Until Today for a Black Woman to Make, on Average, What a White Man Made in 2017 – Seals Allers / Slate
The Bamboo Glass Ceiling – Tiffany Diane Tso / Slate
With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present – David Sims / The Atlantic
Documenting Hate: New Doc Lays Bare the Violent White Supremacy that Exploded in Charlottesville – Democracy Now
Race Inquiry Digest (August 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – We look back at the deadly rally in Charlottesville with a new documentary by Frontline PBS and ProPublica titled “Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.” We…
Judge rules that Judaism is not a race but Jewish people can be targeted for racism. Here’s why that matters – Noah Berlatsky / NBC News
Are white people ready to bail on democracy? These researchers say the danger is real – Chauncey Devega / Salon
The National Council of Negro Women and the Black Freedom Struggle – Dan Berger / Black Perspectives
I wore a ‘Caucasians’ shirt to expose the hypocrisy of racist logos – USA Today
How Richmond is addressing the debate over Confederate monuments 1 year after Charlottesville – Meghan Keneally / ABC News
Remembering Ron Dellums: The Radical Congressmember Who Fought Against War, Apartheid & Poverty – Democracy Now
The importance of the predominantly black Mamie Johnson team at the Little League World Series – Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Why White Liberals Are So Unwilling to Recognize Their Own Racism – Isaac Chotiner / Slate
“Bring the War Home”: The Long History of White Power and Paramilitary Violence in the United States by Kathleen Belew
LeBron James vs. Donald Trump, explained – Dylan Scott / Vox
White, and in the minority – Terrence McCoy / NYT
White America is quietly self-segregating – Alvin Chang / Vox
A demographer explains why a changing U.S. electorate will sweep away Trumpism – Sam Fulwood III / ThinkProgress
In the past decade, nearly 26,000 murders have gone without an arrest in major American cities – Wesley Lowery, Kimbriell Kelly and Steven Rich / Wash Post
Inside the World of Racist Science Fiction – Ian Allen / NYT
Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, ‘a Sword Among Lions’ – The Editorial Board / NYT
From Duke Ellington to Public Enemy: Images of Hip-Hop and Its Cultural Roots – David Gonzalez / NYT
LeBron James: Trump Uses Sports To Exploit America’s Racial Divisions – Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast
Does the Arc of the Moral Universe Really Bend Toward Justice? Ed Simon / Alternet
White Americans support welfare programs — but only for themselves, says new research – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (August 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – LeBron James, the most important athlete in America, explained. How the world’s best basketball player became a political force for racial justice. “No…
Race Inquiry Digest (August 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – White Americans support welfare programs — but only for themselves, says new research. Donald Trump’s administration recently decided to give $12 billion to farmers…
When History Repeats Itself: Asian Immigrants in the Era of Trump – Khoi B / Medium
Israel Picks Identity Over Democracy. More Nations May Follow – Max Fisher / NYT
