Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Danger of Trump’s Civil War Ignorance – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park – Dave Zirin / The Nation
More Parents Of Color Think Racism Is Holding Back Their Children In School – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
Prospects for black America about to get worse under Trump, report says – Tracy Jan / Wash Post
Trump’s 100th-day speech may have been the most hate-filled in modern history – Michael Gerson / NYT
The Collapse of American Identity – Robert P. Jones / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest – May 1
Feature – The NFL’s racial divide. The story of the enduring blackness of the running back position is part of a much bigger narrative about…
Anthony Joshua beats Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley – in pictures – Daffydd Bynon / The Guardian
Barack Obama has a powerful voice. He shouldn’t use it for paid speeches – Jill Abramson / The Guardian
This Year’s May Day Protests Aren’t Just About Labor – Brandon E. Patterson / Mother Jones
A federal judge is letting an Alabama school district return to segregation – Matthew Roza / Salon
Internment, America’s Great Mistake – George Takei / NYT
Ben Carson Is Proving to Be the Bizarre and Incompetent Secretary of Housing and Urban Development We Expected Him to Be – Alex Kotch / Alternet
The president’s racial demagoguery makes it easier for the GOP to sell tax giveaways to the wealthy. – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Why I don’t write about anti-white hate crimes like the Fresno murders – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Black People Are Not All ‘Living in Hell’ – Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
The NFL’s racial divide : Teams don’t consciously build rosters based on race, it just ends up that way – Jason Reid and Jane McManus / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest – April 27
Feature – Confederate memorials have no place in American society. Good riddance. City officials in New Orleans are removing Confederacy-era monuments. But this is not a…
The Stain of Anti-Semitism at the White House Isn’t Going Away – Stosh Cotler and Simon Greer / Alternet
Patterns Of Death In The South Still Show The Outlines Of Slavery – Anna Maria Barry-Jester / FiveThirtyEight
Watch Obama’s First Post-Presidency Public Appearance – Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone
How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education? – Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
The L.A. riots: ‘It’s important to remember what started it’ – Angel Jennings and Matt Hamilton / LA Times
Serena Williams’ Response To Racist Comments: ‘Does My Sassiness Upset You’? – Doha Madani / Huff Post
Only 5 percent of Senate staffers are black. Congress needs the ‘Rooney Rule.’ – Don Bell / Wash Post
The Urgency of Ethnic Nationalism – David Leonhardt / NYT
