Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Coming to Terms With My Father’s Racism – Connie Schultz / The Atlantic
In the Face of Racism and Poverty Black Parents Struggle To Support Their Children in Achieving Academic Success – Gus T. Renegade / Atl Black Star
KKK Charlottesville Rally of Around 50 People Met by More Than 1,000 Protesters – Daniel Politi / Slate
Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South – Reniqua Allen / NYT
Sally Hemings wasn’t Thomas Jefferson’s mistress. She was his property – Britni Danielle / Wash Post
Summer Reading For Your Woke Kid – Kayla Lattimore / NPR
The Racial and Religious Paranoia of Trump’s Warsaw Speech – Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (July 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Trump Can’t Reverse the Decline of White Christian America. Two-thirds of those who voted for the president felt his election was the “last…
Arizona Republicans Banned Mexican American Studies. The Fight Is Now Back in Court – Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
Shakespeare’s Cure for Xenophobia – Stephen Greenblatt / The New Yorker
Mississippi Judges Can No Longer Target Blacks and Others with Unfair Bail Practices – Cecilia Smith / Atl Black Star
Jefferson’s children: Slavery, citizenship and family at Monticello – Lucian K. Truscott / Salon
‘Snowfall’ is compelling and believable — which is why it could use a disclaimer – Hank Stuever / Wash Post
Jeff Sessions Does Not Have All the Power – Issac Chotiner / Slate
Ump files racial discrimination suit against MLB – James Pilcher / Cinncinnati.com
‘Dear White People’ Is Heading Back To Netflix For Season 2 – Lilly Workneh / Huff Post
Spike Lee teams up with singer-songwriter Stew on a Trump-protest-ballad music video – Sarah Polus / Wash Post
Trump Can’t Reverse the Decline of White Christian America – Robert P. Jones / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (July 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America (Revised)
Feature – American Dignity on the Fourth of July. Reading Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address from 1852 may ease the despair caused by listening to President…
Race Inquiry Digest (July 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – American Dignity on the Fourth of July. Reading Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address from 1852 may ease the despair caused by listening to President…
NRA Issues Call for White Supremacy and Armed Insurrection – Bill Moyers and Michael Winship / Bill Moyers and Co.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: what was done back then—and where we are now – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Brazil’s Ongoing Race Problem: Recent Study Uncovers Shocking Treatment of Darker-Skinned Children in Interracial Families – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights – Ari Berman / The Nation
In a divided America, James Baldwin’s fiery critiques reverberate anew – Lavanya Ramanathan / Wash Post
Catholic university renews whites-only program for ‘analyzing whiteness’ – Toni Airaksinen / The College Fix
Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Wash Post
Trump’s Obama Obsession – Charles Blow / NYT
Watch – 6 years old and Desegregating a School – Bayete Ross Smith, Logan Jaffee and Samantha Quick / NYT
American Dignity on the Fourth of July – David Remnick / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (June 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – The Fight for Health Care Has Always Been About Civil Rights. In dismantling Obamacare and slashing Medicaid, Republicans would strike a blow against…