Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The NFL’s racial divide : Teams don’t consciously build rosters based on race, it just ends up that way – Jason Reid and Jane McManus / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest – April 27
Feature – Confederate memorials have no place in American society. Good riddance. City officials in New Orleans are removing Confederacy-era monuments. But this is not a…
The Stain of Anti-Semitism at the White House Isn’t Going Away – Stosh Cotler and Simon Greer / Alternet
Patterns Of Death In The South Still Show The Outlines Of Slavery – Anna Maria Barry-Jester / FiveThirtyEight
Watch Obama’s First Post-Presidency Public Appearance – Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone
How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education? – Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
The L.A. riots: ‘It’s important to remember what started it’ – Angel Jennings and Matt Hamilton / LA Times
Serena Williams’ Response To Racist Comments: ‘Does My Sassiness Upset You’? – Doha Madani / Huff Post
Only 5 percent of Senate staffers are black. Congress needs the ‘Rooney Rule.’ – Don Bell / Wash Post
The Urgency of Ethnic Nationalism – David Leonhardt / NYT
New York Today: An Ella Fitzgerald Centennial – Alexandra S. Levine / NYT
Confederate memorials have no place in American society. Good riddance – Steven W. Thrasher / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest ( April 24 ) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race and ethnicity that have been selected for our readers. Feature –…
Watch – The First Trailer for “Dear White People” – Aisha Harris / Slate
Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions Ramp up Their Crusade Against Black and Brown Americans – Chauncey DeVega / Salon via Alternet
Blunt Talk: The Racist Origins of Pot Prohibition – Amanda Chicago Lewis / Rolling Stone
Prince didn’t let the music industry define him. That’s why he became a legend – Alex Abad-Santos / Vox
Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and ‘the master class’ – DeNeen L. Brown / MSN
The Roots of Mass Incarceration – Kenneth Montgomery / Atl Black Star
Obama : From the Rearview Mirror – Robert Borosage / The Nation
The United States may be about to inflict a massive hardship on Haiti – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Addicts Of Color Face A Slew Of Unique Obstacles To Recovery – Kevin Deutch / Huff Post
Working-class whites can’t handle their status as ‘the new minority’ – Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
Where Did All the Black Teachers Go? Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (April 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race and ethnicity that have been selected for our readers. Feature –…
Mayoral Candidate in Jackson Hopes to Shake Up the Status Quo – Sarah Jaffe / Bill Moyers
