Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Hunger Strikes, Marches & Work Stoppages: Unprecedented National Prison Strike Enters Third Week – Democracy Now
The largest prison work strike in U.S. history has entered its third week. Organizers report that as of last week at least 20 prisons in…
Understanding the Legacy of the Attica Prison Uprising – Lewis M. Steel / The Nation
“Down goes Trump! Down goes Trump!”: Burdened by his basket of deplorables, Donald Trump was easily knocked out by Hillary Clinton – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Fear of a woman president: How the white backlash against Obama fueled Hillary hate and the rise of Trump – Heather Digby Parton / Salon
What Donald Trump Got Wrong on Stop-and-Frisk – Jim Dwyer / NYT
Collegiate Voices – An Ivy League professor on why colleges don’t hire more faculty of color: ‘We don’t want them’ – Marybeth Gasman / Wash Post
How Apartheid Haunts a New Generation of South Africans – Kenichi Serino / The Atlantic
The lost streets of Chicago – Ian Pannell and Darren Conway / BBC News
WARNING: CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE Killings in Chicago have hit a 20-year high as the grim toll for homicides passes 500. The BBC’s Ian Pannell…
U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel – Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
Trump’s White Supremacy Platform Comes into Focus – Brian Butler / New Republic
He promises the enrichment and safeguarding of white people at the expense of the principle of equal protection. Read more Also see : Trump wants…
Donald Trump Refuses To Apologize To Black Community For Birtherism: ‘I Say Nothing’ – Arthur Delaney / Huff Post
The Art of the Venal : Donald Trump thinks politics is business, and business is theft – William Saletan / Slate
‘Queen of Katwe’ Review: Inspirational Chess Movie Is Feel-Good Checkmate – Peter Travers / Rolling Stone Video
The Success of the Voter Fraud Myth – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Life and Loves of a Young Obama – Brandon Harris / New Republic
Why We Are Protesting in Charlotte – William Barber II / NYT
Protests over Tulsa & Charlotte Police Killings Stem from Economic Policies That Perpetuate Racism – Democracy Now
The police killings of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have drawn attention to policies backed by Republicans…
Charlotte street protests: Where the new South meets the old South – Patrik Jonsson / Christian Sci Monitor
How Did Chicago Get So Violent? Leon Neyfakh / Slate
Past Voices – Powerful Poem About Race Gets A Full Page In The New York Times – Maddie Crum / Huff Post
How blacks made America and it made us- Kojo Nnamdi / USA Today
Lonnie Bunch: Even if you’re white, ‘the story of slavery is still your story’ – Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
Read President Obama’s Dedication At America’s First National Museum For Black History – Sam Levine / Huff Post
Watch Common, Stevie Wonder’s Political ‘Black America Again’ Video – Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
Common and Stevie wonder have unveiled a devastating new video for “Black America Again.” The stark video opens with footage of Alton Sterling killed by…
Restoring Black History : The National Museum of African American History and Culture – Henry Louis Gates Jr. / NYT
Trump’s Hitlerian disregard for the truth – Richard Cohen / Wash Post
