Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Kenny Stills Carries Colin Kaepernick’s Torch by Continuing to Kneel – Ken Belson / NYT
Malcolm Jenkins, the new face of NFL player protests, says ‘We’re really just at the beginning’ – Kent Babb / Wash Post
Chronicling the Virtuosity and Struggles of 1970s Soul and Funk Musicians – Maurice Berger / NYT
Watch : Obama Begins Midterm Push, Urging Rebuke Of Trump And Politics Of ‘Fear And Anger’ – Jessica Taylor / NPR
Serena Williams is owed an apology for much more than a penalty – Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (September 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Serena Williams is owed an apology for much more than a penalty. And it wasn’t only Williams who was punished for her success…
Ayanna Pressley’s Upset Victory Shows Power Of Women Of Color In Democratic Politics – Asma Khalid / NPR
New York’s Schools Chancellor Is Talking About Integration. Can He Make It Happen? – Dana Goldstein / NYT
Behind Nike’s Decision to Stand by Colin Kaepernick – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Author and activist Tim Wise: “The Republican Party is a white identity cult” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
How Well-Intentioned White Families Can Perpetuate Racism – Joe Pinsker / The Atlantic
Black student activists face penalty in college admissions – Ted Thornhill / The Conversation
How the Trump Administration Went Easy on Small-Town Police Abuses – Ian MacDougall / ProPublica
Criminal Justice Reform Is on the Midterm Ballot – Matt Ford / The New Republic
Black Lives Matter activist Darnell Moore looks back on the movement 5 years from its creation – Salon Talks
How Democrats Can Make Race A Winning Issue – Robert Kuttner / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (September 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – How Democrats Can Make Race A Winning Issue. Democrats need to back new and recurring claims for social justice, while never forgetting to…
Trump’s white evangelical supporters long for the imagined values of a less diverse past – Jonathan Wilson / NBC News
This vile, unadulterated racism – Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Who’s Afraid of a White Minority? Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
From the Archives: Howard Zinn on John McCain and Everyday Heroism – The Progressive
Before Aretha Franklin was a superstar, her father shone on a different stage – John Blake / CNN
The Asian-American Age – Ross Douthat / NYT
Andrew Gillum’s primary victory in Florida shows that winning the 2018 midterms will be all about turnout – Scott Lemieux / NBC News
Why Are Black People Still Punished for Their Hair? Ria Tabacco Mar / NYT
LeBron James’ The Shop Is an Unfiltered Glimpse Into the Black Experience in Present-Day America – Derreck Johnson / Slate
