Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
White Supremacist groups see Trump bump – Ben Schreckinger / Politico
Abigail Fisher, Please Stop Blaming People of Color for Your Mediocrity – Kwanzaa Imani / For Harriet
Where Justice Scalia got the idea that African Americans might be better off at ‘slower track’ universities -Yanan Wang / Wash Post
Past Voices – Dr. Kwame Ture’s (Stokely Carmichael) 1941 -1998, Last published Interview with Brian Lamb / CSPAN
Stokely Carmichael (June 29, 1941 – November 15, 1998), also known as Kwame Turé, was a Trinidadian–American revolutionary active in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and…
Fisher V. University of Texas: The Future of Affirmative Action at Public Universities – Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
On Capital Hill, the United States is a very, very white place – Janell Ross / Wash Post
The South won the Civil War: White men racial resentment, and how the Bitter Minority came to rule us all – Paul Rosenberg / Salon
The Cozy Bigotry of Donald Trump’s America – Alexandros Orphanides / Huff Post
A Conversation With Black Women on Race – Michele Stephenson and Joe Brewster / NYT Video
In this short documentary, Black women talk about the challenges they face in society. Watch the video here
150 Years of Freedom: Proposed Abolition Day – Allison Keyes / The Root
To fight racial isolation on campus, start with admissions – Sherrilyn Ifill / Wash Post
December 6, 1865 : The Thirteenth Amendment Prohibiting Slavery is Ratified – Richard Kreitner / The Nation
America Needs a National Slavery Monument – Blair Roberts and Ethan J. Kytle / NYT
Gun Violence is America’s cardinal sin: Why we won’t do anything about a raging epidemic – Eesha Pandit / Salon
The Cross of Redemption : Uncollected Writings – James Baldwin
The Cross of Redemption is a revelation by an American literary master: a gathering of essays, articles, polemics, reviews, and interviews that have never before…
The Neuroscience Behind Why White Cops Kill Black Men – Bobby Azarian / Raw Story
Students’ Protest May Play role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions – Adam Liptak / NYT
How to Understand White Male Terrorism – Max Berger / The Nation
America’s white working class apocalypse: What’s really driving its rapid demise – Barbara Ehrenreich / Salon
White Debt : Reckoning with what is owed – and what can never be repaid – for racial privilege – Eula Biss / NYT
John Hope Franklin : Race and the Meaning of America – Drew Gilpin Faust / The New York Review of Books
DURHAM, N.C. — John Hope Franklin, a scholar who helped create the field of African-American history, was instrumental both in documenting America’s long and long-ignored…
60 Years Later, What Can Activist learn from the Montgomery Bus Boycott – Michel Martin / NPR
The Struggle for Justice on Tribal Lands – Ned Black Hawk / NYT
Want To Stop Islamic Terrorism? Be Nicer to Muslims – Sarah Lyons -Padilla and Michele Gelfund / Wash Post
Laquan McDonald and the ‘System’ – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Black Football Players Should All Strike: The One Immediate Move Guaranteed to Bring About Immediate Change – Steve Almond / Salon
Legendary Genius Paul Robeson : I’m an American Who’s Infinitely Prouder to be of African Descent – You Tube
Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents…
Who Turned My Blue State Red ? Why Poor Areas Vote for Politicians Who Want to Slash the Safety Net – Alec MacGillis / NYT
Woodrow Wilson was extremely racist – even by the standards of his time – Dylan Matthews / Vox
There is No Ferguson Effect – Leon Neyfakh / Slate
