America Has Compensated Other Groups, But Obama Opposes Reparations for Black People. Why? David Love / Atl Black Star
As President Obama prepares to leave the White House, now is as good a time as any to reflect on the ways in which he…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The genomic revolution has led to easy sequencing and cheap “ancestry” tests. White nationalists are paying attention – Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic
The sixties produced a conviction that “democracy is in the streets.” The Trump era may echo that. – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Tyrus Wong, ‘Bambi’ Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106 – Margalit Fox / NYT
13 Times Latinos Filled Us With Hope And Pride In 2016 – Carolina Moreno and Tanisha Love Ramirez / Huff Post
Jack Johnson, still unforgivable? Obama weighs a pardon – Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
What’s a little DNA between us? How DNA test could lead to racial understanding – Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
Anita Foeman’s students had just gotten the results from their genetic tests, and they couldn’t wait to talk. One said her dad cheered when she…
Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans…
For the first time, Native American tribes will offer management input for a national monument – Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis / Wash Post
Which Way Does the Arc of Obama’s Moral Universe Bend? Joan Walsh / The Nation
Our first black president will turn over the White House next month to a man I took to calling the Orange Hindenburg, back when I…
Dear Friends of Race Inquiry : An Important Message
In 2015, Race Inquiry Inc. was founded as an independent on-line web site devoted to the dissemination of news about race in America. Although there…
NAACP pushes for national economic boycott of North Carolina – Alice Miranda Ollstein / ThinkProgress
Watch ‘Build a wall’ video hurts Latino students – Kelly Wallace / CNN
The impact of middle school students chanting “build a wall” on Latino students in the city of Royal Oak, Michigan. Watch the video here
How Trump’s victory turns into another ‘Lost Cause’ – John Blake and Twanda Scott Sambou / CNN
After President-elect Donald Trump’s recent victory, some of his supporters celebrated by flying Confederate battle flags from pickup trucks and waving them at rallies. But…
The Housing Crisis Lives On for Minorities – The Editorial Board / NYT
Black Life and Death in the Age of Obama – Kai Wright / The Nation
Any history of black people in America will have to look closely at the year 2014. In a cascading series of events that summer, the…
Wisconsin Republicans Want “Problem of Whiteness” Class Cancelled, Professor Fired – Osigta Nwanevu / Slate
How Black Bodies Liberated the Movies of 2016 – Tre Johnson – Rolling Stone
August Wilson is America’s most Undefeated playwright – Samuel G. Freedman / The Undefeated
How Do I Explain America to My Black Son? / The Atlantic
Atlantic writer Vann R. Newkirk is about to be a father, and he’s nervous. America’s history of racial violence is something that every citizen inherits,…
Video Breaks Down How ‘Whiteness’ As A Construct Shaped The Election – Carolina Moreno / Huff Post
For Americans to fully understand the current racial divide in the United States, citizens need to delve deep into how “whiteness” has been constructed and…
Visiting the African-American Museum: Waiting, Reading, Thinking, Connecting, Feeling – Wesley Morris / NYT
I’m going to level with you. Getting inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is hard. “Advanced timed passes for April…
Bill O’Reilly embraces white nationalism – Aaron Ruper / Thinkprogress
Michael Jordan was light years ahead of his NBA peers. LeBron’s been even better – Neil Greenberg / Wash Post
Natalie Cole : Every time she hit it big, something knocked her down – Rob Hoerburger / NYT
Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till? Dan Wakefield / The Nation
When I went to Mississippi to cover the trial, I had no idea that the story would become so relevant again more than 60 years…
Serena Williams Won’t Apologize For Being Black And Confident – Zeba Blay / Huff Post
