Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Just Behind the Beat – A perfectly timed, well-tuned chronicle of the past, present, and future of jazz – Carl Wilson / Slate
Watch : African-Americans and home schooling: ‘A way of freedom’ / NBC News
Looking Our Racist History in the Eye : An exhibit about the civil rights movement in Nashville – Margaret Renkl / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (September 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Looking Our Racist History in the Eye. An exhibit about the civil rights movement in Nashville proves Faulkner was right: The past isn’t…
Affirmative Action Spectacle – Charles Blow / Wash Post
Black, progressive, insurgent: Is this the future of the Democratic Party? Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
How a Democrat could finagle a win in Mississippi – George F. Will / Wash Post
They’re not white nationalists, they’re white supremacists – Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
What it Was Like Inside a Nike Call Center After the Colin Kaepernick Ad Dropped – Matt Saincome / Rolling Stone
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…
