Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Historian Explains Sears’ Surprisingly Radical Role in Dismantling Jim Crow Laws – Alex Henderson / AlterNet
Goodbye and good riddance to the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (October 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Stone Mountain: The Largest Confederate Monument Problem in the World. The idea to carve the side of the mountain was hatched in 1914….
Race Inquiry Digest (October 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – If You’re Not Scared About Fascism in the U.S., You Should Be. While calling President Trump a fascist may seem like an exaggeration,…
If You’re Not Scared About Fascism in the U.S., You Should Be – Jason Stanley , Adam Westbrook and Japhet Weeks / NYT
Powerful, Privileged White Men Will Not Win Forever – Brandi Miller / HuffPost
The Origins of Prison Slavery – Shane Bauer / Slate
A Last Hope for Truth in a Mass Lynching – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action – Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
I Pretended To Be White To Find Out Why White People Support Confederate Monuments – Alecia Smith / HuffPost
In a Mississippi Restaurant, Two Americas Coexist Side by Side – Susan Chira and Ellen Ann Fentress / NYT
Georgia Governor’s Race Is Epic Showdown Over Voting Rights – Cameron Joseph / Talkingpointsmemo
Why Are Black Women Less Likely To Stick With A Breast Cancer Follow-Up Treatment? Mara Gordon / NPR
Where we live, block by block – Matthew W. Chwastyk, Kennedy Elliott and Ryan Morris / National Geographic
In Brazil and the US, democracy is at a crossroads – Jeffrey W. Rubin / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (October 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Group hopes confronting Maryland’s history of lynchings will help with path forward. It was midway through a brutal accounting of lynching in Maryland…
Race Inquiry Digest (October 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – In Brazil and the US, democracy is at a crossroads. Voters in Brazil and the US face elections in the coming weeks whose…
White Women, Come Get Your People – Alexis Grenell / NYT
7 things the United Daughters of the Confederacy might not want you to know about them – Kali Holloway / Salon
Russia Is Exploiting American White Supremacy Over and Over Again – Spencer Ackerman / Daily Beast
Trevor Noah’s Powerful Message on Trump and Male Victimhood During #MeToo – Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast
NC’s Rev. William Barber wins a MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ and its $625K prize – David Menconi and Camila Molina / Newsobserver
15 Black Lives Ended in Confrontations With Police. 3 Officers Convicted – Jasmine C. Lee and Haeyoun Park / NYT
The Hate U Give Is a Black Lives Matter Movie Designed for Anyone Willing to Listen – Sam Adams / Slate
‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’ still speaks to nation’s racial discord, 50 years later – Leigh Ann Wheeler / The Conversation
After years of white, male dominance, the Grammys invite 900 new, diverse voters – Jessica M. Goldstein / ThinkProgress
