Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Jackson, Mississippi, Just Nominated Radical Activist Chokwe Antar Lumumba to Be the Next Mayor – John Nichols / The Nation
The Republican Party is sociopathic: If you didn’t know that already, the health care bill should make it clear – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him. Then politics got in the way – Carlos Lozada / Wash Post
What happens when the white guys are back in charge – Jill Filipovic / CNN
A string of attacks on black women reminds us that racism is impossible to quantify – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Locked Up for Being Poor – The Editorial Board / NYT
The GOP’s passage of Trumpcare is one of the most callous things the party has ever done – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest – ( May 4 ) Important Current Stories On Race in America
Feature – The Collapse of American Identity. These partisan portraits highlight contrasting responses to the country’s changing demographics and culture, especially over the past decade…
What Does It Take to Convict a Cop? Michael Sakolove / Mother Jones
American policing is broken. Here’s how to fix it. – German Lopez / Vox
Police story about why they gunned down an unarmed black ninth grader falls apart – E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress
“Strange Victory” :The film acts as a kind of collective psychoanalysis of a segregated and prejudiced nation
The Danger of Trump’s Civil War Ignorance – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park – Dave Zirin / The Nation
More Parents Of Color Think Racism Is Holding Back Their Children In School – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
Prospects for black America about to get worse under Trump, report says – Tracy Jan / Wash Post
Trump’s 100th-day speech may have been the most hate-filled in modern history – Michael Gerson / NYT
The Collapse of American Identity – Robert P. Jones / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest – May 1
Feature – The NFL’s racial divide. The story of the enduring blackness of the running back position is part of a much bigger narrative about…
Anthony Joshua beats Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley – in pictures – Daffydd Bynon / The Guardian
Barack Obama has a powerful voice. He shouldn’t use it for paid speeches – Jill Abramson / The Guardian
This Year’s May Day Protests Aren’t Just About Labor – Brandon E. Patterson / Mother Jones
A federal judge is letting an Alabama school district return to segregation – Matthew Roza / Salon
Internment, America’s Great Mistake – George Takei / NYT
Ben Carson Is Proving to Be the Bizarre and Incompetent Secretary of Housing and Urban Development We Expected Him to Be – Alex Kotch / Alternet
The president’s racial demagoguery makes it easier for the GOP to sell tax giveaways to the wealthy. – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
