Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Struck Down as Racist – The Editorial Board / NYT
Who wins? Trump and the GOP’s doctrine of fear vs. Hillary and the Democrats’ hopeful and progressive vision – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Americans were given a choice during the conventions: Spend the next 4 years living in terror or embracing optimism. The Republican National Convention offered an…
Preacher Brings Down The House At The Democratic Convention – Laurel Raymond / Think Progress
Hillary’s Message to America (She promised to do her job intelligently… ) Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
Michael Eric Dyson vs. Eddie Glaude on Race, Hillary Clinton and the Legacy of Obama’s Presidency / Democracy Now
On Wednesday night, President Obama addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and implored the nation to vote for Hillary Clinton. As Obama seeks to…
The Black History of the White House by Clarence Lusane
The Black History of the White House presents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from…
How Obama’s election sparked the white racial panic that’s powering Trump – Dara Lind / Vox
( Michelle Obama’s Lament) The ugly truth about the White House and its history of slavery – Peter Holley / Wash Post
The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage – Julianne Hing / The Nation
Nine grieving mothers came to the Democratic National Convention stage – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Women whose sons or daughters were killed in police-involved or other deaths shared their stories and gave their support to Hillary Clinton during the second…
Michelle Obama’s entire Democratic convention speech / CNN
Across the political spectrum, observers agree, “she nailed it.” During her speech she talked about raising her daughters under the spotlight of the White House…
Americans are as skeptical of Black Lives Matter as they were of the Civil Rights Movement – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
America’s Rejection of the Politics of Barack Obama – Jedediah Purdy / The Atlantic
Last year, I predicted the GOP would nominate Trump — here is what will happen next – Chauncey Devega/ Salon
Is Donald Trump a Racist? Nicholas Kristof / NYT
Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All – Jane Myer / The New Yorker
The Grief That White Americans Can’t Share – Nicole Hannah-Jones / NYT Magazine
How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old – Marshall Ganz / Bill Moyers & Company
Creating change requires understanding the power you have, and building a movement goes beyond protests. We asked a number of contributors to share their reactions…
Past Voices – Full text of A memorial discourse; by Henry Highland Garnet, delivered to the US Congress,1865
The 38th Congress took action on one of America’s most enduring and vexatious issue on January 21, 1864 by passing the 13th Amendment to the…
Nixon’s Mark on Republican Convention – Robin Lindsay and Dave Horn / NYT Video
As Donald J. Trump seeks to position himself as a “law and order” candidate, there are echoes of Richard Nixon, a candidate who sought to…
White people think racism is getting worse. Against white people – Samuel Sommers and Michael Norton / Wash Post
Who can now say the Republican party isn’t a vehicle of white power? Stephen W. Thrasher / The Guardian
The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory – The Editorial Board / NYT
This Year’s RNC Has the Lowest Share of Black Delegates at Any GOP Convention in a Century – Josh Voorhees / Slate
The Racial Motivation for Putting Hillary in Prison – Brian Butler / New Republic
Leave it to an 8th-grader to explain his “white boy privilege” better than most adults – German Lopez / Vox
Leave it to an eighth-grader to explain a concept that many adults still struggle with. For a contest at his school in Atlanta back in…
Dallas, Baton Rouge and the troubled history of black veterans in America – Chad Williams / Wash Post
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A History of White Delusion ( Dr. Brian Williams treated some of the police officers who were shot. “He cares for the police, but also fears them”) – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
Cornel West: Justice and Accountability are Necessary to End Tension over Killings by Police – Cornell West / Democracy Now
We discuss the killing of three police officers in Baton Rouge and the recent nationwide protests against police brutality with Cornel West. Cornel West is…
On Social Media, Baton Rouge Suspect Saw World ‘Run by Devils’ / NYT
A Study in Contrast – Obama and Trump / Historians and the New York Times Weigh In
“Historians Against Trump : An Open Letter to the American People.” Read here “With Obama, the Personal is Presidential.” Read here