Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
‘I’ve had family members that disowned me’: Inside the mind of the black conservative TV pundit – Sam Fulwood III / ThinkProgress
The French Origins of “You Will Not Replace Us” – Thomas Chatterton Williams / The New Yorker
What the New York Times’ Nazi Story Left Out – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Supreme Court Rejects Case Over Confederate Emblem On Mississippi Flag – Merrit Kennedy / NPR
Racism Is Stopping Black Men From Solving Our Nursing Shortage – Adia Harvey Wingfield / Slate
White racism course causes controversy at Florida university – Thyrie Bland / USA Today
The gang rape was horrific. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks to investigate (“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”) – DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard
For sheer reading pleasure Ladee Hubbard’s original and wildly inventive novel is in a class by itself.” —Toni Morrison “The Talented Ribkins is a charming and…
Race Inquiry Digest (November 27) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – “That Was a Damn Lie :” The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb on why we fell for Obama’s version of a united America. We discuss…
The tragedy of Trump’s latest Twitter tantrum – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
African Americans Are Disproportionately Arrested for Low-Level Marijuana Violations—and the Disparity Is Growing – Paul Armentano / AlterNet
Spike Lee: Why I Turned ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Into a TV Series – Tim Grierson / Rolling Stone
The Nationalist’s Delusion – Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
A New National Museum and Memorial In Alabama Will Finally Look Back at Racial Terror In America – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
Hate in America is on the rise – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Five myths about American Indians – Kevin Gover / Wash Post
How The U.S. Defines Race And Ethnicity May Change Under Trump – Hansi Lo Wang / NPR
There’s A Reason Powerful Americans Love To Attack Black Sports Figures – Travis Waldron / HuffPost
“That Was A Damn Lie”: Jelani Cobb on why we fell for Obama’s version of a united America – Isaac Chotiner / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest (November 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump’s racist rants follow a pattern. Even his supporters are tired of it. Notice something? There’s no mistaking the fact that the subject…
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protection for Haitians – Miriam Jordan / NYT
Trump’s judicial picks: ‘The goal is to end the progressive state’ – Jamiles Lartey / The Guardian
Robert Reich: Jim Crow Is Making a Furious Comeback – Robert Reich / via AlterNet
The Thanksgiving an imprisoned Jack Johnson fought two men at Leavenworth – Roberto Jose Andrade Franco / The Undefeated
The Politics of Comparison ( A Colony in a Nation) – Sam Klug / Disssent
Is This the Most Radical Mayor in America? – D.D. Guttenplan / The Nation
Harvard fight could redirect 40 years of affirmative action – Joan Biskupic / CNN
Colin Kaepernick and the Legacy of the Negro National Anthem – Brent Staples / NYT
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Trailer
My mother spent her life passing as white. Discovering her secret changed my view of race — and myself – Gail Lukasik / Wash Post
