Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The black unemployment rate just hit a record low, but there’s a catch – P.R. Lockhart / Vox
No longer ‘voiceless,’ Louisiana felons regain the right to vote – Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress
The Persistence of Whitewashing – Jason Silverstein / The New Republic
What’s a ‘Black Identity Extremist’? Groups Demand Trump DHS Release ‘Race Paper’ – Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now
White America’s racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says – Caitllin Dewey / Wash Post
On Race: The Moral High Ground – Charles M. Blow / NYT
In an Age of Gene Editing and Surrogacy, What Does Heredity Mean? Jennifer Raff / NYT Book Review
The US has an HIV epidemic – and its victims are gay black men – Stephen W Thrasher / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (May 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – The Moral Beauty of Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon. His sermon began citing the Song of Solomon: “Love is as strong as death…
Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted – Zack Beauchamp / Vox
Why America needs a new approach to school desegregation – Jerry Rosiek / The Conversation
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump – Kevin Baker / The Atlantic
Gentrification: Reversal of Historic White Flight Is Creating a New Black Flight – Cecilla Smith / Atl Black Star
The History of Lynching and the Present of Policing – Khalil Gibran Muhammad / The Nation
Black, Female and Running for Governor: Can She Win in the South? Jonathan Martin and Richard Fausset / NYT
Trump Judicial Nominees Threaten The Legacy of Brown v. Board – Derrick Johnson / HuffPost
The demise of the white majority is a myth – Dowell Myers and Morris Levy / Wash Post
Watch : A Devastating Story of Hate and Murder – Sofian Khan / The Atlantic Video
The Moral Beauty of Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon – Josephine Livingstone / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (May 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – The Ancient Myth of ‘Good Fences.’ What do “fences” truly represent? If one looks at history, the answer seems obvious: What fences have…
At a Killer’s Sentencing, Native Americans Talk of Both Healing and Enduring Suspicions – Rahima Nasa / Propublica
Black and Latinx people face the greatest barriers to re-entry after prison; women fare worst – Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza / Daily Kos
“It’s Time for Moral Confrontation”: New Poor People’s Campaign Stages Nationwide Civil Disobedience – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Affirmative Action Benefits Everyone — Including Asian Americans – John C. Yang / HuffPost
Trump’s brutal policies target the most vulnerable Americans – Katrina Vanden Heuvel / Wash Post
Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Is a Searing Indictment of Trumpism -Richard Porton / The Daily Beast
There’s a new Colin Kaepernick this season. Here we go again – John Feinstein / Wash Post
Ben Carson vs. the Fair Housing Act – The Editorial Board / NYT
Minnesota Timberwolves: “Hoopers in a cold state for Black Folks,” By Ralph L. Crowder III / You Tube
The Ancient Myth of ‘Good Fences’ – Ingrid Rossellini / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Liberal hope is dangerous: Don’t count on Mueller or the blue wave to save America from Trump. Believe that American democracy still works…