Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The passion of her stroke: Serena Williams doesn’t have to explain anything – April Reign / The Undefeated
Nationwide Prison Strike Launches in 24 States and 40 Facilities over Conditions & Forced Labor – Democracy Now Video
Today ( September 9) prisoners in at least 24 states are set to participate in a nationally coordinated strike that comes on the 45th anniversary of…
Sept. 11 Marked Turning Point For Muslims In Increasingly Diverse America – Tom Gjelten / NPR
Black Teachers Matter – Kristina Rizga / Mother Jones
Past Voices – The storming of Attica D-Yard — One day that shows just how little black lives mattered – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story
Federal Lawsuit Takes On Alabama’s Entirely White Top Courts – Alice Ollstein / Think Progress
How to Get Americans to Talk About Race – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem – Jason Johnson / The Root
Louisiana, race and the consequences of a broken public defender system – The Guardian video
The End of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones
Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), challenges us to grasp the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality—that…
The ugliest, most appalling spectacle in American politics – Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Members of North Carolina student chapters of the NAACP and opponents of voter ID legislation in the gallery of the House chamber of the North…
America’s melting pot is under assault — from the left as much as the right – Catherine Rampell / Wash Post
Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats – Jonathan Martin / NYT
From Chapel Hill to Tulsa: Families Speak Out About Deadly Anti-Arab Hate Crimes – Democracy Now
In this web-only special, we continue our look at this month’s killing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of Khalid Jabara and last year’s triple killing in Chapel…
For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams – Ari Shapiro / NPR
The NFL is 67% black. Diversity hasn’t helped white players and coaches understand racism – David Leonard / Vox
Trump Told A Black Church The U.S. Needs “A New Civil Rights Agenda” – Darren Sands / Buzz Feed
The decline of the black Republican – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
What White Catholics Owe Black Americans – Matthew J. Cressler / Slate
How Do Descendants of Slaves Find Their Ancestors? – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Georgetown’s decision highlights the difficulties black Americans face in tracing their lineages. Read more
On Coney Island, Remembering the Middle Passage – Sarah Jones / New Republic
Inside the Republican creation of the North Carolina voting bill dubbed the ‘monster’ law – William Wan / Wash Post
This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why? – Josh Keller and Adan Pearce / NYT
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past – Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
The school, which in 1838 sold 272 slaves, plans to award preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of slaves, among other moves. John…
I help organizations hire people — and watch white candidates get favored again and again – Leniece F. Brissett / Vox
A Southern city wants to secede from its school district, raising concerns about segregation – Emma Brown / Wash Post
South African Girls Hold Anti-Racism Protest – Neeti Upadhye / NYT Video
Students at Pretoria High School for Girls are demonstrating against what they call racist school policies. They say they are not allowed to speak their…