Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The words ‘I thought my life was in danger’ allow police to kill black people without fear of reprisal – Brando Simeo Starkey / The Undefeated
Has the Southern Poverty law Center Lost Its Way? Ben Schreckinger / Politico
James Baldwin FBI Files: How the Author’s Fearlessness Led to a Decade Long Witch-hunt – Todd Burroughs / Atl Black Star
African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century – Leah Douglas / The Nation
Black Girls Are Viewed As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting At Age 5: Study – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Rising Star : The Making of Barack Obama
Rising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama’s formative years that made him the man who became the forty-fourth president of the United States—from…
Philando Castile’s Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement – Eric Miller / Reuters via The Daily Beast
School Districts Fight Segregation on Their Own – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Fight for Health Care Has Always Been About Civil Rights – Vann R. Newkirk / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (June 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie. Americans refuse to see their country as a place where racist politicians and judges maintain laws…
Rev. William Barber: Obamacare repeal would be the greatest moral failing since slavery – Jeff Stein / Vox
Jeff Sessions’ Ideas About Crime Are Totally Wrong—and the Consequences Can Be Tragic – Sophia Tesfaye / Salon via Alternet
Supreme Court Case Could Have Huge Impact on Who Wins Future Elections – David S. Cohen / Rolling Stone
Study: when it comes to detecting racial inequality, white Christians have a blind spot – Tara Isabella Burton / Vox
Past Voices – The Making of an Antislavery President – Eric Herschthal / New Republic
How Charlottesville, Virginia’s Confederate statues helped decimate the city’s historically successful black communities – Sophie Abromowitz et al / Slate
On Monument Avenue, Richmond will start recognizing its real history – Editorial Board / Wash Post
The Senate GOP Isn’t Fixing Health Care. It’s Waging Class War – Zoe Carpenter / The Nation
The Philando Castile jury was stacked with pro-gun, pro-cop, middle-aged white people – Kali Holloway / AlterNet via Salon
Watch – ‘Marshall’ Brings Thurgood Marshall’s Early Civil Rights Crusade To The Big Screen – Matthew Jacobs / Huff Post
What We Are Teaching Black Children – Chris Lebron / NYT
A Noose at the Smithsonian Brings History Back to Life – Lonnie G. Bunch III / NYT
Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie – Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (June 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Understanding Contemporary White Supremacy. Our panel of scholars on what we get wrong about white supremacy, and whether persecuting racists does any good. Read…
Black and Latino drivers are searched based on less evidence and are more likely to be arrested, Stanford researchers find – Richard Winton / LA Times
New CAA study says diverse casting increases box office potential across all budgets – Tre’vell Anderson / LA Times
Anti-Racism Author Tim Wise: White America Desperately Wants to Be Numb, and Donald Trump ‘Is a Walking, Talking Opioid’ – Chauncey DeVega / Salon via Alternet
As Feds Back Away From Police Oversight, Black Lives Matter Sues Chicago – Brandon Ellington Patterson / Mother Jones
Jon Ossoff’s Georgia Sixth Loss Is a Reality Check for Democrats – John Cassidy / The New Yorker
Searching for Justice for Samuel DuBose – Brandon Harris / New Republic
