Race Color-Blind Public Policy : “An American Dilemma” – Ronald J Sheehy
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race, is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” Chief Justice John Roberts How are…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Racial Penalties in Baltimore Mortgages – The Editorial Board / NYT
The racial spectacle of the National Spellling Bee: Our predictable “model minority” story strikes again. – Sameer Pandya / Salon
The Reckless Prosecution of Tiger Mandingo – Rod McCullom / The Nation
Biracial Beauty Queen Challenges Japan’s Self Image – Martin Fackler / NYT
Many Native American Communities Struggle With Effects of Heroin Use – Laurel Morales / NPR
Teachers Of All Races Are More Likely To Punish Black Students – Jeremy Adam Smith / Huff Post
Teaching the Controversy: James Baldwin and Richard Wright in the Ferguson Era – Benjamin Anastas / The New Republic
Losing Our Way: An Intimate Portrait of a Troubled America – Bob Herbert
In his eighteen years as an opinion columnist for The New York Times, Herbert championed the working poor and the middle class. After filing his last…
Fear Of A Black Superhero: Michael B. Jordan and the Importance of Colorblind Casting – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast
It’s dismally apparent that some black lives matter more than others – Emma Dabri / The Guardian
This is your brain on Whiteness: The invisible psychology of white American ignorance explained – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Expats Find Brazil’s Reputation for Race-Blindness is Undone By Reality – Lourdes Garcia-Navarro / NPR
Malcolm X Matters: Icon’s Words Still Ring True – Kirsten West Savali / The Root
Is Harvard Showing Bias Against Asian-Americans – Kirk Carapezza / NPR
A Tax on Blackness – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
A Brief History of White Supremacy – Ronald J. Sheehy
The belief that whites are inherently superior to other races and therefore should dominate society is as American as apple pie. It is an idea…
Barack Obama – Discusses his autobiography, “Dreams from My Father,” and his early experiences with race – September 1995
God Help the Child – Toni Morrison
Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child – the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment- weaves a tale about…
Rise in Suicide by Black Children Surprises Researchers – Sabrina Tavernise / NYT
For Black Scholars at PWIs, Speaking Truth to Power on Social Media Can Be Professional Suicide – Kristen West Savali / The Root
White Out – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
The thrill is gone. So is B B King. Now what happens to blues music? – Chris Richards / Wash Post
Housing Apartheid American Style – The Editorial Board / NYT
61 Years After Brown Board of Education Many Schools Remain Separate and Unequal – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
College Dropout to Ph.D. : Kanye West receives doctorate in Chicago – Christopher Borrelli / Chicago Tribune
America is Deeply Divided Over How Media Covers Race and Police Misconduct – Ariel Edwards-Levy / Huff Post
A Million Missing Black Voters – David A. Graham / The Atlantic
The Surprising History of “We shall Overcome” – David A. Graham / The Atlantic
Prince Releases Freddie Gray Tribute Song “Baltimore” via Twitter – Martin Pengelly / The Guardian
Look, a White – George Yancy
Look, a White! returns the problem of whiteness to white people. Prompted by Eric Holder’s charge, that as Americans, we are cowards when it comes…
