Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Declaration’s dual traditions: Broad equality and equality for whites – Danielle Allen / Wash Post
Past Voices – The Story of Denmark Vesey – Thomas Wentworth Higginson / June 1861 Issue – The Atlantic
On Saturday afternoon, May 26th, 1822, a slave named Devany, belonging to Colonel Prioleau of Charleston, South Carolina, was sent to market by his mistress—the…
The Lease Diverse Jobs in America – Bourree Lam / The Atlantic
After Dominican Republic pulls up welcome mat, Haitians ask ‘what next’ – Ezra Fieser / Christian Science Monitor
Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy? Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong – James Loewen / Wash Post
A Conversation With White People on Race – Blair Foster and Michele Stephenson / NYT
Past Voices – “The Negro Question” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
This text was written by Albert Einstein in 1946. I am writing as one who has lived among you in America only a little more…
The end of affirmative action? Eric Levitz / MSNBC
Loving Day – Mat Johnson
Warren Duffy has returned to America for all the worst reasons: His marriage to a beautiful Welsh woman has come apart; his comics shop in…
America Finally Turns Its Attention to Rampant Racism – Markus Feldenkirchen / Spigel Online
Last Battles – Jalani Cobb / The New Yorker
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Think Racism’s Over after All – Suzy Khimm / The New Republic
Obama’s Grace – James Fallows / The Atlantic
Racism’s Psychological Toll – Jenna Wortham / NYT
What is Whiteness ? – Nell Irvin Painter / NYT
Nina Simon’s Time Is Now Again – Salamishah Tillet / NYT
A Long List of Other Ways Southern States Officially Endorse the Confederacy – Ben Mathis Lilley, Jeremy Stahl and Amy X. Wang / Slate
Homegrown Radicals More Deadly Than Jihadis in US – Scott Shane / NYT
Birth of a White Nation: The Invention of White People and Its Relevance Today – Jacqueline Battalora
Birth of a White Nation is a fascinating new book on race in America that begins with an exploration of the moment in time when…
Charleston, Dylann Roof and the racism of millennials – Karen Attiah / Wash Post
White Terrorism Is as Old as America – Brit Bennett / NYT
From Ferguson to Charleston and Beyond, Anguish About Race Keeps Building – Lydia Polgreen / NYT
Will the Charleston Shooting Change America? William Saletan / Slate
America Needs A National Campaign Against Racism – Ronald J Sheehy
In the aftermath of the events in Charleston, many are asking, what can we do? To start with, white people have to admit honestly that they…
Ornette Coleman , The Saxophonist Who Transformed Jazz – Michael J. Aqouino / The New Republic
Thousands of Voters are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions – Ari Berman / The Nation
Black Like Who? Rachel Dolezal’s Harmful Masquerade – Tamara Winfrey Harris / NYT
To Win Black Voters, Hillary Clinton Can’t Rely upon Hope and Change – Jamil Smith / The New Republic
Check Out A List of This Year’s American Black Film Festival Award Winners – Wilson Morales / Huff Post
Study illuminates why multiracial Americans almost never call themselves white – Jenee Desmond Harris / Vox
Just Mercy : A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson
“Just Mercy is every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so. . . . [It] demonstrates, as powerfully…