Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Donald Trump is the white boomers’ last gasp — believe it or not, the future looks brighter – David Masciotra / Salon
Past Voices – Why We Need A Posthumous Presidential Pardon For Marcus Garvey – Julius W. Garvey / Huff Post
Watch – The new civil rights march: resisting Alabama’s photo ID law – Dillon Hayes, Mae Ryan and Valerie Lapinski / The Guardian
Alabama is the home of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, designed to fight voter suppression. But since 2014, Alabama citizens have been required to present…
The triumph of Chuck Berry: At 90, the rock pioneer has a new album on the horizon – Scott Timberg / Salon
For young black activists, an urgent task: Persuading peers to vote – Venessa Williams / Wash Post
This Election Is Being Rigged—but Not by Democrats – Ari Berman / The Nation
Kevin Durant: Why the NBA Superstar Had to Blow Up His Life to Get His Shot – Paul Solotaroff / Rolling Stone
The way forward after black men are shot dead – Debbie Mukamal and David Skiansky / Wash Post
Nat Turner’s Skull and My Student’s Purse of Skin – Daina Ramey Berry / NYT
This month, Richard Hatcher, a former mayor of Gary, Ind., delivered what researchers suspect is the skull of Nat Turner, the rebel slave, to Turner’s…
Report finds racial bias in facial recognition technology – Jeff Stone / Christ Sci Monitor
NFL’s celebration penalties aren’t about sportsmanship. They’re about control – Sally Jenkins / Wash Post
A short history of white people rigging elections – Dara Lind / Vox
The Price We Paid: Race, Reparative Justice and the Drug War – Dionna King / The Root
Watch America’s most segregated city: the young black voters of Milwaukee – Paul Lewis and Tom Silberstone / The Guardian
Milwaukee is one of the most politically polarized and racially segregated cities in America. Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone discover a mix of alienation and…
How ‘Bias’ Went From a Psychological Observation to a Political Accusation – Emily Bazelon / NYT Magazine
In 2004, 57 police officers of different races were divided into two groups for a simple experiment. Half of them were shown two photo lineups,…
In a Pioneering Moment for the W.N.B.A., Players Unite in Protests Over Injustices – Seth Berkman / NYT
Police surveillance of black protesters won’t stop the movement – Lauren C. Williams / ThinkProgress
I see light in the darkness – a backlash against bigotry is under way – Natalie Nougayrede / The Guardian
Despite Widespread Failure, Corruption and Resegregation of Public Schools, the Post and Times Try to Tell the NAACP What to Do About Charter Schools – Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
The backlash over Colin Kaepernick is Americans’ refusal to acknowledge racism – again – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
For Fairer Courts, Address Prosecutor Bias – Shima Baughman, Christopher Robertson and Sunita Sah / New Republic
This Persistent Myth About Native Americans Needs Debunking – Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker / Alternet
Review Finds San Francisco Police Disproportionately Targeted Minorities – Eyder Peralta / NPR
Viral video illustrates what’s wrong with policing in America – Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress
Last Wednesday, a black man was walking down a street in suburban Edina, Minnesota, when a plain clothes officer grabbed him and refused to let…
Steve Bannon’s Vision for the Trump Coalition After Election Day – Ryan Lizza / The New Yorker
In the Age of Trump White Millennials Shatter Idea That Young People Are Progressive – David Love / Atl Black Star
