Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Toni Morrison’s Radical Vision of Otherness – Nell Irvin Painter / New Republic
ESPN Is Terrified of Jemele Hill’s Honesty on Racism – Kashana Cauley / NYT
Historian Nancy MacLean: We’re under attack “by a right-wing machine” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
‘This is about systemic oppression’: Eric Reid becomes the voice of 49ers’ protest with criticism of Pence – Cindy Boren / Wash Post
FBI terrorism unit says ‘black identity extremists’ pose a violent threat – Sam Levine / The Guardian
Watch: When 20,000 American Nazis Descended Upon New York City – Marshall Curry / The Atlantic Video
Virginia Is for Haters – Paul Krugman / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (October 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Confederacy’s ‘Living Monuments.’ The Daughters of the Confederacy’s primary objective was to instill in Southern white youth a reverence for Confederate principles. Indeed,…
Latinos and Whiteness – Erik Loomis / Lawyers, Guns, and Money
Peeling the Whitewash From Our Myths: Susan K. Smith and Bill Moyers talk about the Bible, the Constitution and Race – Bill Moyers
When white sports fans turn on black athletes – Samuel G. Freedman / The Guardian
America May Be More Divided Now Than Anytime Since the Civil War – Heather Digby Parton / Salon via Alternet
Ray Charles’ ‘America the Beautiful’ is our best hope for bringing us together – Roy Peter Clark / The Undefeated
How colonialism and racism explain the inept US response to Hurricane Maria – Carrie Gibson / Vox
Learning from Fannie Lou Hamer – Matthew Miles Goodrich / Dissent
An Innocent Man Who Imagined the World as It Should Be – Jesse Wegman / NYT
The Academics And Economics Behind School Choice – Niki Kelly et al / Huff Post
The Confederacy’s ‘Living Monuments’ – Karen L. Cox / NYT
Teach Us All (Documentary Trailer) – Directed by Sonia Lowman / You Tube
Race Inquiry Digest (October 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Hanged, Burned, Shot, Drowned, Beaten. In a region where symbols of the Confederacy are ubiquitous, an unprecedented memorial takes shape. It will be…
How the Bankruptcy System Is Failing Black Americans – Paul Kiel and Hannah Fresques / ProPublica
Interview: Progressive Randall Woodfin Wins Birmingham, Ala., Mayoral Race in a Major Upset – Jermaine Starr / The Root
Daily Kos endorses Stacey Abrams, who would be Georgia’s—and America’s—first black woman governor – Kelly Macias / Daily Kos
‘Playing While White’ examines privilege on and off the field – David J. Leonard / The Undefeated
Rev. Barber: Systematic Racialized Voter Suppression is the “Election Hacking” the U.S. Must Address – Democracy Now
Forget the NFL … women’s basketball players take powerful stand on social justice – Motez Bishara / CNN
