Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
“BlacKkKlansman” and white women: Spike Lee’s new film indicts their investment in white supremacy – Rachel Leah / Salon
Before civil rights activist Medgar Evers was killed for his work there was Elbert Williams. His case is being reopened – Emanuella Grinberg / CNN
How 911 calls on blacks are a new twist on something old: white flight – John Blake / CNN
The historic blackness of Tyler Mitchell and Beyoncé’s Vogue cover – Andre’ Leon Talley / Wash Post
Chicago’s deadly summer: guns, gangs and the legacy of racial inequality – David Taylor / The Guardian
Ben Carson Declared Mission Accomplished in East St. Louis — Where Public Housing Is Still a Disaster – Molly Parker / ProPublica
The path to autocracy is all too familiar – E.J. Dionne Jr. / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (August 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – The path to autocracy is all too familiar. How do democratic countries get to the point where they give up on self-rule? Under…
Researchers are finding Confederate memorials faster than they’re being taken down – P.R. Lockhart / Vox
Historian on comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler: “My resistance … is being overcome” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Think Confederate monuments are racist? Consider pioneer monuments – Cynthia Prescott / The Conversation
On a Civil Rights Trail, Essential Sites and Indelible Detours – Ron Stodghill / NYT
The next step in criminal justice reform is fewer laws – Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today
Forget the ‘glass ceiling.’ Women of color face a ‘concrete ceiling’ – Julia Carpenter / CNN
It Took Until Today for a Black Woman to Make, on Average, What a White Man Made in 2017 – Seals Allers / Slate
The Bamboo Glass Ceiling – Tiffany Diane Tso / Slate
With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee Sounds the Alarm About America’s Past and Present – David Sims / The Atlantic
Documenting Hate: New Doc Lays Bare the Violent White Supremacy that Exploded in Charlottesville – Democracy Now
Race Inquiry Digest (August 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – We look back at the deadly rally in Charlottesville with a new documentary by Frontline PBS and ProPublica titled “Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.” We…
Judge rules that Judaism is not a race but Jewish people can be targeted for racism. Here’s why that matters – Noah Berlatsky / NBC News
Are white people ready to bail on democracy? These researchers say the danger is real – Chauncey Devega / Salon
The National Council of Negro Women and the Black Freedom Struggle – Dan Berger / Black Perspectives
I wore a ‘Caucasians’ shirt to expose the hypocrisy of racist logos – USA Today
How Richmond is addressing the debate over Confederate monuments 1 year after Charlottesville – Meghan Keneally / ABC News
Remembering Ron Dellums: The Radical Congressmember Who Fought Against War, Apartheid & Poverty – Democracy Now
The importance of the predominantly black Mamie Johnson team at the Little League World Series – Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
