Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism. The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. By Ilhan Omar / NYT
Democrats and media condemn Trump’s racist Cummings attack. By Martin Pengelly and Edward Helmore / The Guardian
How White Democrats Moved Left. Racial equity has become the defining issue of the moment. By David Brooks / NYT
Hiding from ICE, Hispanic Americans are strangers in our own land. By Stacy Torres / Wash Post
Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement. Environmentalism, in other words, is a black issue. By Heather McTeer Toney / NYT
This Supreme Court Case Made School District Lines A Tool For Segregation. By Elissa Nadworny / NPR
Busing Worked in Louisville. So Why Are Its Schools Becoming More Segregated? By John Eligon / NYT
The student debt crisis has hit black students especially hard. Here’s how. By Annie Nova/ CNBC
Kamala Harris Proposes Plan To Invest $60 Billion In Historically Black Colleges. By Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost
Beyoncé’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ is controversial because of its inclusionary vision of female beauty. By Mikki Kendall / NBC News
Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood. Harvard University President looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state. By Drew Gilpin Faust / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (August 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – National Cathedral On Trump’s Racist Comments: ‘Have We No Decency?’ By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Denying Racism Supports It. Refusing to address and acknowledge the prejudices in our country is a big part of the problem. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
On Being Told to ‘Go Back.’ By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Black and Red: When modern conservatives associate activists of color with communism, they’re drawing on a racist history that goes back over 100 years. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
NAACP delegates call Trump “unfit to serve,” vote unanimously for impeachment. By Jon Queally / Salon
Wray: ‘Majority’ Of Domestic Terror Arrests This Year Motivated By White Supremacy. By Nicole Lafond / Talkingpointsmemo
Why a Black Preacher Is Fighting for Control of a Neo-Nazi Group. By Adam Popescu / NYT
7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous Women. By Melodie Edwards / NPR
Power Up: Biden course corrects on ’94 crime bill as his race record is scrutinized. By Jacqueline Alemany / Wash Post
Jim Crow’s Last Stand: The Death of the Non-Unanimous Jury. Video by Sean Mattison / The Atlantic
Two extraordinary exonerations show the failure of our justice system. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
Black families once lived off their southern farmland. Their descendants are struggling to hold onto it. By Korsha Wilson / Wash Post
The Disturbing Return Of Race Science Has Been Festering For Decades. By Nick Robins-Early / HuffPost
My parents proudly worked for the US Postal Service. Don’t destroy it. Actor Danny Glover / USA Today
How Should Democrats Counter Racist Politics? By making it the central moral issue of their campaigns. By Mary Harris / Slate Podcast
Race Inquiry Digest (July 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood. Harvard University President looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state….