Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Two books by former Obama staffers are a reminder of what it’s like to have a sane administration – Alex Shepard / New Republic
Two right-wing judges reinstate Republican-backed voter suppression law – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
Vance Joseph and Anthony Lynn to share historic moment for NFL black coaches – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Howard’s upset of UNLV is biggest in HBCU football history – The Undefeated
Trump’s Move to End DACA and Echoes of the Immigration Act of 1924 – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (September 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – White Elephant. Trump has never been less popular—and never more clearly the head of a party of racial resentment. And yet, few Republican…
Trump Raises an Army – Charles Blow / NYT
The museum of “Enslavement and Mass Incarceration” will open in 2018 – and not a moment too soon – Rachel Leah / Salon
Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett / Wash Post
These Southern Cities Are at the Heart of the Struggle Against White Supremacy – Jimmy Tobias / The Nation
Hurricane Harvey hit low-income communities hardest – Jeremy Deaton / Thinkprogress
The Martyring of Colin Kaepernick – Ben Strauss / Politico
White supremacists are more afraid of us than we are of them.” Sean Illing / Vox
Travelin’ while black – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Celebrating 30 Years Of ‘Fresh Air’: Drummer And Composer Max Roach – Terry Gross /NPR
White Elephant : Trump has never been less popular—and never more clearly the head of a party of racial resentment – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest (August 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – White ‘Power’ and the Fear of Replacement. When white nationalists converged in Charlottesville, Va., ostensibly to protest the removal of a statue of…
The Invention of the White People – Hamid Dabashi / Al Jazeera English
Poll: Americans are twice as likely to say racism is a “big problem” compared to 6 years ago – German Lopez / Vox
Witnessing a Rally for a Brand-New Confederate Monument – Alexis Okeowo / The New Yorker
Were Black Progressives Wrong to Not Support Clinton, Opening the Door for Trump’s Victory? AJ Springer / Atl Black Star
Why Barack Obama Is Right to Play It Quiet for Now – Jamil Smith / The Daily Beast
Trump could blow lid off GOP’s well-mannered white supremacy – Jason Sattler / USA Today
Should Confederate monuments come down? Here’s what South Africa did after apartheid – Carolyn E. Holmes / Wash Post
Unemployment in Black and White – The Editorial Board / NYT
Fascism, American Style – Paul Krugman / NYT
