Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Joy DeGruy Leary
While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed….
Donald Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law – The Editorial Board / NYT
Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism – George Yancy and Noam Chomsky / NYT
Kalief Browder, One Year Later – The New Yorker Videos
A year after his death, his story has become a symbol of a broken criminal justice system and has led to changes in New York….
The Long Road to Forgiveness : The Charleston Church Massacre One Year Later – Patrice Gaines / AARP Bulletin
More Details Emerge In The Only Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby – Jessica Goldstein / Thinkprogress
The Quinceañera, a Rite of Passage in Transition – Marybel Gonzalez / NYT
John Legend Reads Muhammad Ali’s 1966 Antiwar Speech: “The Real Enemy of My People is Right Here” – Democracy Now
Music legend John Legend reads Muhammad Ali’s speech against the Vietnam War in 1966. “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and…
How to learn more about slavery after watching the new ‘Roots’ – Anthea Butler / Wash Post
Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome and Intergenerational Trauma: Slavery is Like a Curse Passing Through the DNA of Black People – David Love / Atlblackstar
‘O.J.: Made in America’: Inside ESPN’s Definitive Simpson Doc – James Montgomery / Rolling Stone
Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism – Tom Gjelten / NPR
Dear White People, Muhammad Ali Didn’t ‘Transcend Race’ – Lawrence Ross / The Root
Don’t Let Muhammad Ali’s Story Get Whitewashed – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
Past Voices – James McCune Smith (1813 – 1865) – Black Intellectual and Abolitionist / John Stauffer
Although many twenty-first century readers are aware of his work only through his introduction to Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom, Dr. James McCune…
What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – Spencer Overton / The Nation
Anatomy of a Lynching: The Killing of Claude Neal by James R. McGovern
A sensitive and forthright analysis of one of the most gruesome episodes in Florida history… McGovern has produced a richly detailed case study that should…
The distressing lack of black leadership in the NBA – Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
A (Self) Love Story About Embracing My Natural Hair – Deja L. Jones / Huff Post
Understanding Whiteness – A Podcast, An Article, A Book, A Solution/ Race Inquiry
Podcast The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 1: Can We Talk About Whiteness? Listen here Article White America’s sad last stand: This is why Donald Trump…
Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored – Amanda Hess / NYT
Donald Trump exposes the GOP’s dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage – Carol Anderson / Salon
Past Voices – William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass – The Abolitionists / PBS
The series “The Abolitionists,” premiered on PBS, January 15, 2013. The relationship between Garrison and Douglass evolved over time as evidenced by Douglass’s comment in his…
Killing Dylann Roof – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
The First Badass Female Guitarist: Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast
All The Way : Trailer (HBO Films)
Although this HBO film , starring Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson, was first shown on Saturday, May 21, it is worth the effort to see…
Can the new ‘Roots’ help us understand America’s current racial divide? Bethonie Butler / Wash Post
Bill O’Reilly’s making this up: His latest racial bloviating is just plain fiction – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Tales of African-American History Found in DNA – Carl Zimmer / NYT
China and India have a huge problem with racism toward black people – Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
On Donald Trump and the ‘good ol’ days, a must-watch video – Jen Hayden / Daily Kos
There isn’t much to say about this video mash-up of Donald Trump comments and 1960s civil rights protests. It speaks for itself in the starkest,…