Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2016 – German Lopez / Vox
Prison Uprisings, From Attica to Today – Tim Barker / Dissent
Since September 9, thousands of prisoners in at least twenty-four states across the country have joined a series of strikes and protests demanding “an end…
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Mass Incarceration Under a Black President – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal calls from prison to discuss mass incarceration under Obama, being denied hepatitis C treatment, and the 50th anniversary of the…
Alabama’s Failure of Moral Turpitude – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Being black shouldn’t mean a longer prison sentence – Marc H. Morial / USA Today
We’re All a Little Biased, Even if We Don’t Know It – Emily Badger / NYT
The perfect spot for a reckoning with Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs and Kate Masur
The Perversion of Pepe the Frog – Jeet Heer / New Republic
Racial Profiling in Preschool – The Editorial Board / NYT
Before European Christians Forced Gender Roles, Native Americans Acknowledged 5 Genders – Pearson McKinney / Bipartisan Report
Hollywood’s Complex History Of Portraying Slavery On Screen -Zeba Bay / Huff Post
The Birth of a Nation” reminds us how depictions of slavery reflect how we think about race. When the first trailer for Nate Parker’s “The…
Review: ‘Birth of a Nation’ is an amazing work of art – Brian Truitt / USA Today
With not-so-civil disobedience, Nat Turner forcefully fought for his people’s freedom more than 100 years before there was such a thing as a civil rights movement. He has…
Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too – Benjamin Ryan / The Nation
New research suggests the experience of bias alters our hormones in ways that widen the academic achievement gap. An onslaught of videos depicting African Americans shot…
Fox News’ stunningly racist interview in Chinatown won’t do any favors for Donald Trump – Esther Yu His Lee / ThinkProgress
How the Legacy of Slavery Is Very Much Still with U.S. – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now via Alternet
Ava DuVernay’s new film “13th” takes audiences on a trajectory from the 13th Amendment to mass incarceration. As Ava DuVernay’s new documentary “13th” opens at…
The Movement to End Racist Voting Laws – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Dutch are slowly recognizing that their blackface tradition of Zwarte Piet is racist and weird – Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ Turns 40: The Masterpiece That Captured Every Color of Life – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast
Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students – Julie Turkewitz / NYT
Supreme Court, like the country, struggles with race – Joan Biskupic / CNN
The Widening Racial Wealth Divide – James Surowlecki / The New Yorker
A Mother’s Reflection on Her Black Son’s Death: ‘There’s Never Any Justice’ – Nadine Ajaka / The Atlantic Video
Mario Woods was shot more than 20 times by San Francisco police in December of 2015. Months after his death, his mother, Gwen Woods, is…
Questions Of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
Trump appears to tell supporters to form roving voter intimidation squads – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’ – John Nichols / The Nation
Watch Living Colour Protest Gun Violence via Biggie Cover in New Video – Christopher R. Weingarten / Rolling Stone
Iconic hard-rock crew Living Colour have been making waves with their version of the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Who Shot Ya?” a cover of the classic 1995…
The many shapes of black space at D.C.’s African-American museum – Lonnae O’Neal / The Undefeated
Reid Congratulates GOP For Eight Years Obstructing The First Black President – Michael McAuliff / Huff Post
WASHINGTON — With Congress set to flee town until after the November elections, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took to the Senate floor Thursday…
Big News! Joy Reid Brings Great Ratings To MSNBC – Frances Langum / Crooks and Liars
For Affirmative Action, Brazil Sets Up Controversial Boards To Determine Race – Lulu Garcia-Navarro / NPR
