Past Voices – The Destiny of the People of Color by James McCune Smith (1813-1865)
The Destiny of the People of Color, is part of a larger collection of the works of James McCune Smith, black intellectual and abolitionist, edited…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Face the truth on police shootings – Stephen Henderson / USA Today
Death in Black and White (What White America Fails to See) – Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
We, black America, are a nation of nearly 40 million souls inside a nation of more than 320 million people. And I fear now that…
Divided by Race, United by Pain – Frank Bruni /NYT
Police have killed at least 2,611 people since Ferguson – German Lopez / Vox
Alton Sterling, Freddie Gray, and Jessica Hernandez are just three of at least 2,611 people killed by police since August 9, 2014, the day of…
What Everyone Should Know About Ronnie Shumpert, Killed By Police In Unfathomably Brutal Fashion – Kira Lerner / Think Progress
The Challenge of Keeping Black Families From Leaving the Midwest – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Alton Sterling, Father of Five—One More Black Man Shot Down by American Police – Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast
Did a Fear of Slave Revolts Drive American Independence? Robert G. Parkinson / NYT
Our Recommended List of Books Bearing on Race. Race Inquiry Staff
As has been poignantly said by many social observers and scholars, race is an integral part of America’s DNA. Below are some of what we…
Collegiate Voices – The Chancellor of Rutgers on Admissions and the Meritocracy – Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic
Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold? Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart / Pew Research Center
The group that seriously outearns white men – Danielle Paquette / Wash Post
Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival – Sydney Ember and Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Collegiate Voices – Want greater diversity on college campuses? Increase the number of interracial roommates – Jonathan Zimmerman / Wash Post
Last month, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that universities can use race in making admissions decisions. In his majority opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that…
Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says – Kendra Yoshinaga / NPR
Past Voices – The Claims of the Negro Ethnologically Considered – Frederick Douglass
An address before the literary societies of Western Reserve College, at commencement, July 12, 1854. Touch the bottom of the document for additional pages.
What black America won’t miss about Obama – John Blake / CNN
President Obama Defends His Record On Race – Alicia Montgomery / NPR
As President Obama’s administration draws to a close, observers — and the president himself — are taking stock of his legacy on race in America….
Past Voices – George Washington Williams (1849 – 1891) / Blackpast.org
George Washington Williams was a 19th century American historian most famous for his volumes, History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880;…
The Legend of Tarzan Movie – A Review / Glenn Kenny for Roger Ebert.com
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal – Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson / New Republic
These Americans Have Never Seen a White President – Here’s how they feel about it – Jennifer Velez / Mother Jones
In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States. While the upcoming presidential election could be the first…
Atop the Gymnastics World, Simone Biles Can’t Suppress Her Grin – Juliet Macur / NYT
Jesse Williams’ Speech On Racism At The BET Awards Was Absolute Fire – Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / Thinkprogress
Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
Through the Brexit Looking Glass: Britain Wakes Up to a New Wave of Racism – Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more
How to Get More Men of Color Teaching in the Classroom – Patrick Wall / The Atlantic
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time – Mychal Denzel Smith / The Nation
White Rage : The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as “black rage,”…