Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
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
A New ‘She’s Gotta Have It’: Spike Lee’s Feminist Breakthrough – Salamishah Tillet / NYT
Watch: on SNL, Chance the Rapper leads an R&B trio begging Obama to come back – Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
The F.B.I.’s Dangerous Crackdown on ‘Black Identity Extremists’ – Khaled A Beydoun and Justin Hansford / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (November 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Opioid Vs. Crack Addiction: A Racial Double Standard? It’s been years in the making, but finally lawmakers and government agencies are jumping in…
Ta-Nehisi Coates on living, writing, and being black in Trump’s America – Isaac Chotiner / Slate
Ta-Nehisi Coates Breaks Down Why White People Can’t Say The N-Word In Rap Songs – Sarah Rulz-Grossman / HuffPost
Sessions was confronted about the lack of diversity in his staff. His reply was a mess – Melanie Schmitz / ThinkProgress
Colin Kaepernick: Meek Mill Is Victim of ‘Systemic Oppression’ – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
Almost Half of White Southerners Believe White People Are Under Attack: Poll / Ilana Novick / AlterNet
Lupita Nyong’o is right: erasing her afro hair exposes the extent of prejudice – Yasmin Jones-Henry / The Guardian
The Guardian view on white nationalism: a rising danger – Editorial / The Guardian
Trump sounds ignorant of history. But racist ideas often masquerade as ignorance – Ibram X. Kendi / Wash Post
Watch : Heroin(e) | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
Opioid Vs. Crack Addiction: A Racial Double Standard? G. Nathalee Serrels / Addicts Helpline
Race Inquiry Digest ( November 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Can My Children Be Friends With White People? When they ask, I will teach my sons that their beautiful hue is a fault…
How African American WWII Veterans Were Scorned By the G.I. Bill – Brandon Weber / The Progressive
Gen. Kelly’s Civil War Story Derives From 19th-Century Pro-Slavery Evangelicalism – Julie Ingersol / Religion Dispatches via AlterNet
Black Women Voters Save Democratic Candidates Time and Time Again – Kali Holloway / AlterNet
As NFL protest movement shifts, neutrality is no longer an option – William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
We’re Sick of Racism, Literally – Douglas Jacobs / NYT
