Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
If There’s a White President, Will There Finally Be a Black Agenda? Lauren Victoria Burke / The Root
Robert Reich: Voter Suppression Threatens All Americans / Salon / Video
The former secretary of labor sounds off on the dangers of voter ID laws like the one just implemented in Wisconsin. View the video here
This war is for America’s soul: Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and how wealthy white elites protect themselves – Heather Cox Richardson / Salon
Jackie Robinson ( A New Film) – An Inside Look – PBS
JACKIE ROBINSON premieres Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12, 2016, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss their new film, JACKIE…
When Whites Just Don’t Get It – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever – Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
Why the ‘one person, one vote’ case was so important – Robert Gebelhoff / Wash Post
Chicago’s staggering rise in gun violence and killings – Mark Berman / Wash Post
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race – Geeta Gandbhir and Michele Stephenson / NYT
In this installment of our “Conversations on Race” series for Op-Docs, Asian-Americans talk about how stereotypes unfairly confine them — particularly the one that brands…
Donald Trump Wants To Remind White People That Gun Violence Is A Black Problem – Dana Liebelson and Nick Wing / Huff Post
Past Voices – Negroes and the Gun: A Winchester “in every Black home” – Nicholas Johnson / Wash Post
More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense – Martin Kaste / NPR Podcast
Rick Ector trains new gun owners at a range just outside of Detroit. He supports more African-Americans getting permits to carry concealed weapons. African-Americans are…
There’s a little ‘Mein Kampf’ in Trump’s ‘Art of The Deal’: Peter Ross Range/ USA Today
Uh-oh: Where does all the white rage go when Donald Trump loses ? Michael Bourne / Salon
How George Wallace Harnessed Hate – Marshall Frady / The Daily Beast
Why Slaves’ Graves Matter – Sandra A. Arnold / NYT Sunday Review
Harvard Will Own Up To Its Role In Slavery – Scott Malone / Huff Post
Is Donald Trump a Fascist ? An Important Question for Minorities in America – Two Views
Fascism /ˈfæʃɪzəm/ is a form of reactionary, authoritarian nationalism[1][2] that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe, influenced by national syndicalism. Fascism originated in…
Angela Davis : “I Think We Need a New Party” / Democracy Now Video
In a Women’s History Month special, we speak with author, activist and scholar Angela Davis. For more than four decades, Davis has been one of…
This once-forgotten civil rights hero deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom – Phillip Hoose / Wash Post
After Violent Attack, India Must Address Anti-Black Racism – Sharmila Sen / The Root
#Blacklivesfade on 2016 trail – Soledad O’Brien / USA Today
The white revolt over dashed expectations – Dan Carney / USA Today
Hideous, disgusting racists: Let’s call Donald Trump and his supporters exactly what they are – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Past Voices – The Context of ‘David Walker’s Appeal’ (1829) – Russell W. Irvine / Race Inquiry
Excerpted from ‘The Honorable Joseph Jenkins Roberts of Liberia: A Biography of His Life and Times’ by Russell W. Irvine (To be published). The Walker piece…
R.E.S.P.E.C.T: Happy Birthday, Aretha Franklin – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos Video
Make my day! Three of Aretha’s greatest songs and performances. View the video here
For white folks who teach in the hood: A lesson in campus colonialism – Christopher Emdin / Salon
There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate – Mychal Denzel Smith / The Nation
“But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.” Read more.
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Memorial Service – Metropolitan AME Church Wash DC / You Tube
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Memorial at historic Metropolitan AME Church Saturday, March 19, 2016. Powerful and moving tribute to the life and work of Frances…
Past Voices – Reflections on the National Black Political Convention (1972) – Ralph L. Crowder III / Race Inquiry
The political, social and cultural environment that shaped 1972’s National Black Political Convention was monumental. Attendees were representative of the symbolic national slogan, “Nation Time.” …
