Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest ( March 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race that have been selected to inform our readers. Featured – White…
Invest in education instead of incarceration ( A personal story) – Johnny Perez / USA Today
When veterans become cops, some bring war home – Simone Weichselbaum and Beth Schwatzapfel / USA Today
Watch – New Netflix Film Shows A ‘Real Representation’ Of America’s Housing Projects – Brennan Williams / Huff Post
White Flight Followed Factory Jobs out of Gary, Indiana—Black People Didn’t Have a Choice – Chris Arnade / The Guardian via Alternet
Dave Chappelle Reckons With Himself – David Sims / The Atlantic
Civil Rights Icon, Historian Roger Wilkins Dead at 85 – Tanasia Kenney / Atl Black Star
New report details costs of segregation in Chicago – Henry Grabar / Slate
‘I’m an American, First and Foremost’ – Anna North / NYT
White America’s death crisis: The pain is real, but our perception is warped by the “white racial frame” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Movie ‘Get Out’ Is a Strong Antidote to the Myth of ‘Postracial’ America – Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (March 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race that have been selected to inform our readers. Featured – An…
Wildly Talented Nigerian Artist Made This Drawing Without Any Training Whatsoever – Priscilla Frank / Huff Post
Call white supremacist violence by its name: Terrorism – Sherrilyn Ifill / CNN
Two months out of office, Barack Obama is having a post-presidency like no other – Krissah Thompson and Juliet Eilperin / Wash Post
An Alabama Prison’s Unrelenting Descent Into Violence – Campbell Robertson / NYT
This article is very disturbing and excellently researched. However, there are no racial statistics of the inmate population presented. The Black community in Alabama represents…
Black Teachers Matter – Kristina Rizga / Mother Jones
White Supremacists Are Now Targeting High Schools – Jason Le Miere / Newsweek via Alternet
Remembering Chuck Berry – David Hajdu / The Nation
I’ll bust you in the head till the white meat shows”: Stand-up comedy, black families and corporal punishment – Stacey Patton / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (March 27) – Important Current Stories on Race in America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are important stories on race that have been selected to inform our readers. Featured – Supreme Court…
The Haunting Murder of a Jazz Legend in the Making – Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
Why the white middle class is dying faster – Julia Belluz / Vox
Betsy DeVos’s “School Choice” Fallacy – Graham Vyse / New Republic
How Will Historically Black Colleges Fare Under Trump? Aria Bendix / The Atlantic
Watch – John Lewis’s speech against the ‘Trumpcare’ is an instant classic – Clinton Yates / The Undefeated
