Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Here’s how Miles Davis and Nina Simone were alike and different – Michael J. West / Wash Post
Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride
National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind…
New Natural Hair Magazine Sets A New Standard For Black Women’s Beauty – Lilly Workneh / Huff Post
The racism of good intentions – Carlos Lozada / Wash Post
Society Sees Me Differently When I Straighten My Hair – Stephanie Hines / Huff Post
What White Millennials Say About Being White / The Whiteness Project
Whiteness Project is an interactive investigation into how Americans who identify as white, or partially white, understand and experience their race. Whiteness Project is conducting…
White America’s Obama-era freakout: What research can tell us about racial animus since 2008 – Sean McElwee / Salon
Millions of White Americans Are Dealing With Economic Pain They Haven’t Seen for Decades – Tim Wise / Alternet
America’s Changing Racial Makeup Won’t Magically Save the Democratic Party – Julianne Hing / The Nation
Read the Speech Bernie Sanders Gave at the Vatican – Time
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is speaking at the Vatican Friday, April 8, 2016, praising Pope Francis and denouncing income inequality. The Democratic presidential candidate, who is…
Collegiate Voices – Black Colleges Seek White, Latino, Asian Students Amid Tight State Budgets – Theresa Wiltz / Huff Post
In all, a quarter of HBCUs have at least a 20 percent non-black student population. Read more
Why Underground’s Rosalee and Noah Have the Best Black Relationship on TV – Demetria Lucas D’oyley / The Root
Behind the Birmingham Letter – Chris Bodennner / The Atlantic
D.C.’s grim, unfinished business, 154 years after emancipation – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Afro-Mexicans: No longer ‘erased’ – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Who Owns ‘We Shall Overcome’? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims – Elizabeth Blair / NPR
‘The Birth of a Nation’: Watch Harrowing Trailer for Sundance Smash – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
The Birth of a Nation, the Nat Turner biopic that dominated the Sundance Film Festival, has unveiled its first trailer ahead of its October theatrical release….
272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants ? Rachel Swarns / NYT
For Native Americans, Health Care Is A Long, Hard Road Away – Misha Friedman / NPR
By Opposing Obama, the Republicans Created Trump – Steve Rattner / NYT
The three craziest numbers of Warriors’ incredible 73-win season – Josh Planos / Wash Post
The South’s new re-segregation plan: The Koch brothers, ALEC and the sneaky scheme to undo Brown v Board of Education – Diane Ravitch / Salon
Eighty years after Brown, Southern segregation is on the rise — and “school choice” is its vehicle. Read more here
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? Michelle Chen / The Nation
Collegiate Voices – Philosophizing With Guns – Simone Gubler- UT Austin / NYT
Concern Over Race Relations Has More Than Doubled In The Past 2 Years – Janie Velencia / Huff Post
Chicago policing taskforce calls black distrust of department ‘justified’ – Stafford, Beckett and Ackerman / The Guardian
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression…
Armstrong Williams: The man of political mystery behind Ben Carson – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Although this article on Armstrong Williams ran earlier in the year, it is worth reposting given Armstrong Williams’ continued involvement in the presidential campaign. Read…
President Obama Reaffirms The Potential Of Boys Of Color In Powerful PSA – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Young black and brown boys don’t always see reaffirming messages in society that allow them to believe that they can grow up to become successful. Without…
‘Ghetto,’ by Mitchell Duneier – Khalil Gibran Muhammad / NYT Book Review
