Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Thomas Jefferson spent years raping his slave Sally Hemings. A new novel treats their relationship as a love story – Constance Grady / Vox
Conservatives Will Hate HBO’s New Film on the Disgraceful War Waged on Anita Hill – Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones
Between Bill Clinton and Black Lives Matter, a generational divide (+video) – Peter Grier / Chris Sci Monitor
How Bill Clinton and Black Lives Matter protesters view the 1994 crime bill is in part shaped by their different generational experiences. Read and view…
Study finds police fatally shoot unarmed black men at disproportionate rates – Wesley Lowery / Wash Post
If There’s a White President, Will There Finally Be a Black Agenda? Lauren Victoria Burke / The Root
Robert Reich: Voter Suppression Threatens All Americans / Salon / Video
The former secretary of labor sounds off on the dangers of voter ID laws like the one just implemented in Wisconsin. View the video here
This war is for America’s soul: Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and how wealthy white elites protect themselves – Heather Cox Richardson / Salon
Jackie Robinson ( A New Film) – An Inside Look – PBS
JACKIE ROBINSON premieres Monday-Tuesday, April 11-12, 2016, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS. Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon discuss their new film, JACKIE…
When Whites Just Don’t Get It – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
The People v. O. J. Simpson Will Be with Us Forever – Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
Why the ‘one person, one vote’ case was so important – Robert Gebelhoff / Wash Post
Chicago’s staggering rise in gun violence and killings – Mark Berman / Wash Post
A Conversation With Asian-Americans on Race – Geeta Gandbhir and Michele Stephenson / NYT
In this installment of our “Conversations on Race” series for Op-Docs, Asian-Americans talk about how stereotypes unfairly confine them — particularly the one that brands…
Donald Trump Wants To Remind White People That Gun Violence Is A Black Problem – Dana Liebelson and Nick Wing / Huff Post
Past Voices – Negroes and the Gun: A Winchester “in every Black home” – Nicholas Johnson / Wash Post
More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense – Martin Kaste / NPR Podcast
Rick Ector trains new gun owners at a range just outside of Detroit. He supports more African-Americans getting permits to carry concealed weapons. African-Americans are…
There’s a little ‘Mein Kampf’ in Trump’s ‘Art of The Deal’: Peter Ross Range/ USA Today
Uh-oh: Where does all the white rage go when Donald Trump loses ? Michael Bourne / Salon
How George Wallace Harnessed Hate – Marshall Frady / The Daily Beast
Why Slaves’ Graves Matter – Sandra A. Arnold / NYT Sunday Review
Harvard Will Own Up To Its Role In Slavery – Scott Malone / Huff Post
Is Donald Trump a Fascist ? An Important Question for Minorities in America – Two Views
Fascism /ˈfæʃɪzəm/ is a form of reactionary, authoritarian nationalism[1][2] that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe, influenced by national syndicalism. Fascism originated in…
Angela Davis : “I Think We Need a New Party” / Democracy Now Video
In a Women’s History Month special, we speak with author, activist and scholar Angela Davis. For more than four decades, Davis has been one of…
This once-forgotten civil rights hero deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom – Phillip Hoose / Wash Post
After Violent Attack, India Must Address Anti-Black Racism – Sharmila Sen / The Root
#Blacklivesfade on 2016 trail – Soledad O’Brien / USA Today
