Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Frederick Douglass needed to see Lincoln. Would the president meet with a former slave? DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Court Rules Alabama Town’s School Segregation Too Racist … Even for Alabama – Michael Harriot / The Root
‘Black Women Are Realizing the Power of Their Vote’ – Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico
Trump won’t stop trying to keep America white – Dana Milbank / Wash Post
A New Home for Angela Davis’s Papers (and Her ‘Wanted’ Poster) – Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Terror victims Donald Trump won’t talk about: Americans killed by the “alt-right” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Trump plans to make 2018 all about race and his Twitter account – Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Trump’s budget hits poor Americans the hardest – Tracy Jan, Caitlin Dewey and Jeff Stein / Wash Post
G.O.P. Visions of Tectonic Realignment – Charles M. Blow / NYT
When the next generation looks racially different from the last, political tensions rise – Manuel Pastor / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (February 12) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance. The daughter of immigrants, she spars fiercely with supporters of President Trump,…
Desegregating blood: A civil rights struggle to remember – Thomas A. Guglielmo / The Conversation
King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ explains the rage over the NFL anthem protests and the persistence of racial injustice – Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated
Watch Kendrick Lamar, SZA’s Vibrant New ‘All the Stars’ Video – Jon Blistein / Rollling Stone
Remember the Orangeburg Massacre – Robert Greene / Dissent
‘Black Panther’ Brings Hope, Hype and Pride – Salamishah Tillet / NYT
The Arming and Disarming of Black America – Nicholas Johnson / Slate
Bigger Than Ever, And More Diverse: Team USA At The 2018 Winter Olympics -Bill Chappell and Brittany Mayes / NPR
White Women Who Enable Trump Do Not Deserve The Benefit Of Your Doubt – Jessie Daniels / HuffPost
‘Black Panther’ Is Ready To Take Dark-Skinned Actresses (And Colorism) Seriously – Clarkisha Kent / HuffPost
How Joy Reid of MSNBC Became a Heroine of the Resistance – Laura M. Holson / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (February 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – They considered themselves white, but DNA tests told a more complex story. As more Americans take advantage of genetic testing to pinpoint the…
Uncovering the roots of racist ideas in America – Ibram X. Kendi / The Conversation
Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death – Sharon Austin / The Conversation
DNA Tests on an Ancient Skeleton Reveal the First Briton Was Black, Not White – Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast
Black history is U.S. history — but some of my students don’t want to hear it – Donald Earl Collins / Wash Post
