Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A New National Museum and Memorial In Alabama Will Finally Look Back at Racial Terror In America – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
Hate in America is on the rise – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Five myths about American Indians – Kevin Gover / Wash Post
How The U.S. Defines Race And Ethnicity May Change Under Trump – Hansi Lo Wang / NPR
There’s A Reason Powerful Americans Love To Attack Black Sports Figures – Travis Waldron / HuffPost
“That Was A Damn Lie”: Jelani Cobb on why we fell for Obama’s version of a united America – Isaac Chotiner / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest (November 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump’s racist rants follow a pattern. Even his supporters are tired of it. Notice something? There’s no mistaking the fact that the subject…
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protection for Haitians – Miriam Jordan / NYT
Trump’s judicial picks: ‘The goal is to end the progressive state’ – Jamiles Lartey / The Guardian
Robert Reich: Jim Crow Is Making a Furious Comeback – Robert Reich / via AlterNet
The Thanksgiving an imprisoned Jack Johnson fought two men at Leavenworth – Roberto Jose Andrade Franco / The Undefeated
The Politics of Comparison ( A Colony in a Nation) – Sam Klug / Disssent
Is This the Most Radical Mayor in America? – D.D. Guttenplan / The Nation
Harvard fight could redirect 40 years of affirmative action – Joan Biskupic / CNN
Colin Kaepernick and the Legacy of the Negro National Anthem – Brent Staples / NYT
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities / Trailer
My mother spent her life passing as white. Discovering her secret changed my view of race — and myself – Gail Lukasik / Wash Post
Trump’s racist rants follow a pattern. Even his supporters are tired of it – Sam Fulwood III / ThinkProgress
Race Inquiry Digest (November 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The F.B.I.’s Dangerous Crackdown on ‘Black Identity Extremists.’ Michael German, a former F.B.I. agent and fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s liberty…
‘Mudbound’ Provides a Timely, Unflinching Portrait of America’s Racist Past – Ira Madison III / Daily Beast
James Baldwin and Richard Avedon’s divided states – Steven W. Thrasher / The Guardian
Colin Kaepernick was named citizen of the year. How ironic – Ameer Hasan Loggins / The Guardian
The Rope: The Forgotten History of Segregated Rock & Roll Concerts – Steve Knopper / Rolling Stone
Report: black men get longer sentences for the same federal crime as white men – German Lopez / Vox
As Native Americans Face Job Discrimination, A Tribe Works To Employ Its Own – Graham Lee Brewer / NPR
Progressive Community Organizer Prevails in New Orleans Mayoral Race – Daniel Marans / HuffPost
