Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Meet the theologian who helped MLK see the value of nonviolence – Paul Harvey / The Conversation
Trump Thinks Only Black People Are on Welfare, but, Really, White Americans Receive Most Benefits – Ryan Sit / Newsweek
If Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, politicians would denounce him – Steven W. Thrasher / The Guardian
Walmart, Black America’s Biggest Boss, Is Also Its Cheap Uncle – Jason Johnson / The Root
Why Trump voters need the immigrants they want to turn away – Ronald Browstein / CNN
Is All This Talk of Racism Bad for Democrats? David Leonhardt / NYT
Will America Choose King’s Dream or Trump’s Nightmare? George Yancey / NYT
Yes, your ancestors probably did come here legally — because ‘illegal’ immigration is less than a century old – Kevin Jennings / LA Times
Race Inquiry Digest (January 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – We Must Denounce Trump’s Racist Actions, Not Just His Racist Words. The victories of the civil-rights movement include Medicaid and reforms to our…
Thanks to the North Carolina case, partisan gerrymandering’s day of reckoning may soon be upon us – Christopher Beem / The Conversation
Expressing ‘shock, dismay and outrage,’ all 55 African nations demand an apology from Donald Trump – Jen Hayden / Daily Kos
Behind the scenes of ‘Black Lightning’ reveals the intersection of race, social justice and culture – Gianina Thompson / The Undefeated
8 Things We Learned From David Letterman’s Interview With Barack Obama – Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone
Trump reportedly interrupted intel briefing to ask Korean American, “Where are you from?” Zack Beauchamp / Vox
Infamous neo-Nazi website praises Trump’s racist remarks – Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress
Tracing the Racist Roots of Donald Trump’s Obscenities – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
The Heartbeat of Racism Is Denial – Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Here’s who — and what — America wouldn’t have had without Haitians – David Von Drehle / Wash Post
We Must Denounce Trump’s Racist Actions, Not Just His Racist Words – Dorian T. Warren / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (January 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump wants to remove these immigrants. An ugly bit of history tells us what it could do to the economy. Between 1929 and…
Jaylen Brown: ‘Sport is a mechanism of control in America’ – Donna McRae / The Guardian
Under Trump, a Hard Test for Howard University – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Recy Taylor’s Truth – Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic
Our Fellow Americans – Frances Negron-Mutaner / Dissent
Monuments to White Supremacy – Brent Staples / NYT
Oprah: Prophet, Priestess … Queen? Ross Douthat / NYT
Supreme Court clerks are overwhelmingly white and male. Just like 20 years ago – Tony Mauro / USA Today
Sessions’ DOJ Charged A White Supremacist With Terrorism. They Just Didn’t Tell Anyone – Ryan J Reilly / HuffPost
Rev. William Barber: Trump is a Symptom of a Deeper Moral Malady Behind Racist, Xenophobic Policies – Democracy Now
Trump wants to remove these immigrants. An ugly bit of history tells us what it could do to the economy – Andrew Van Dam / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (January 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – As U.S. Becomes More Diverse, What Role Will Nonwhites Play In Furthering White Supremacy? Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and former…