Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Many Africas : Beyond Continental Caricatures – Ian H. Solomon / Foreign Affairs
Donnell Whittenburg closes in on stardom, one vault at a time – Dave Sheinin / Wash Post
Words of Obama’s Father Still Waiting to Be Read by His Son – Rachel Swarns / NYT
The archivist stumbled across the file in a stack of boxes on the second floor of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in…
Orlando Killings Rob Young New York Muslims of a Cherished Holiday Respite – Liz Robbins / NYT
Trump proposes racial profiling as a tactic ‘to start thinking about’ – Alan Yuhas / The Guardian
Georgetown’s priests sold her Catholic ancestors. Then she found out in an unexpected way – Terrence McCoy / Wash Post
A Confederate Dissident, in a Film With Footnotes – Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
People of color and the future of the Democratic Party – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
“Art is dangerous”: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, and Sonia Sanchez in conversation – Constance Grady / Vox
On June 15, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting presented the Marlon Brando Award to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, and Sonia Sanchez. But before the…
Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm – Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune
Why the whiteness of the American media is everyone’s problem – Howard W. French / The Guardian
The Professional Burdens of Being a ‘Model Minority’ – Adia Harvey Wingfield / The Atlantic
National Cathedral Will Remove Confederate Flags From Stained Glass Windows – Camila Domonoske / NPR
Tonys Makes History When Actors Of Color Sweep Musical Categories – Katherine Brooks / Huff Post
The Color Line : Stephen Curry’s prominence resurfaces issues of colorism among blacks – Michael Eric Dyson / The Undefeated
When Black and White Children Grow Apart -Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
Activity among white supremacists continues to surge – Michael Burke / USA Today
O.J. Simpson Didn’t Want To Be Associated With Black America. Then He Came To Symbolize It – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
Special Saturday Edition – Race Inquiry
This week’s news has been dominated by Trump, Orlando, and guns. Although we have provided compelling content concerning those issues, we have not posted other important stories which emerged…
We Must March on Cleveland – Michael Eric Dyson / The New Republic
The moral obligation to protest the Republican Convention. “You’ve been tough on me,” he said, “but I love you.” It was last summer, and there…
Fear, racism, and hatred: Why the gun industry makes so much money off mass shootings – Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Will there be enough white voters to elect Donald Trump? Stuart Rothenberg / Wash Post
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Review: ‘Germans & Jews,’ a New Generation Continues a Difficult Conversation – Ken Jaworowski / NYT Don’t expect simple answers in “Germans & Jews.” Just…
Donald Trump Could Learn a Thing or Two About Tolerance from His Ancestral Homeland – Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
Orlando’s Latino community hit hard by massacre at nightclub – Kevin Sullivan and Arelis R. Hernandez / Wash Post
Past Voices – What Gun Control Advocates Can Learn From Abolitionists – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Slave ownership was once as entrenched in American life as gun ownership. Historical parallelism is a dangerous game. But in the days after the shootings…
Trump And Mateen: Brothers In Hate – Robert Kuttner / Huff Post
Ban assault weapons now: Our view – The Editorial Board / USA Today
Former Australian PM warns US on gun control – Bernie Lo and Nyshka Chandran / CNBC
Australian comedian perfectly sums up why other countries think US gun laws are crazy – Zack Beauchamp / Vox
The assault on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is officially the deadliest mass shooting in American history — with 50 people dead (including…
