Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination by Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf
A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is often portrayed as…
No compromises, no regrets – Larry Wilmore and the price of “Keeping it 100″ – Melanie McFarland / Salon
The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Racism? Just Redefine It – Greg Howard / NYT
On its face, inviting a former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan onto your radio show is a risky proposition with very little upside….
Milwaukee’s staggering black-white economic divide – Tanzina Vega / CNN
The ongoing protests and violence that have occurred over the past several days in Milwaukee are about more than the police killing of Sylville Smith….
A Nation of Second Chances : President Obama’s Record on Clemency / The White House
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Latinos and the New American Majority – Manuel Pastor / Dissent
Past Voices – A tribute to Ethel Payne and the history of the black press – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
When Hillary Clinton addressed the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists on August 5, 2016 in Washington, D.C., she…
The Racial Politics of Track and Field – Matthew Pratt Guterl / New Republic
Simone Manuel’s Olympic Win Is Huge Considering Swimming’s Racist Past – Zeba Blay / Huff Post
Donald Trump Is Making America Meaner – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
How Donald Trump’s bizarre voter-watch effort could get the GOP in trouble – Philip Bump / Wash Post
Echoes of Jim Crow for Sparta Voters in Georgia – The Editorial Board / NYT
The disastrous Supreme Court ruling that crippled the Voting Rights Act three years ago has emboldened aggressive new attempts at voter suppression by local officials…
The Real Olympic Challenge for American Basketball – Robert O’Connell / The Atlantic
Obama on Feminism: ‘When Everybody Is Equal, We Are All More Free’ – Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
The Essentials of Brazilian Music for Olympic Listening – Jon Pareles et. al. / NYT
Ripping the Veil : Slave narratives have always been popular—and predictable. Can a new generation rewrite the rules? Brit Bennett / New Republic
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice”: How 18 Black Olympians Defied Jim Crow & Hitler in 1936 / Democracy Now
In Brazil, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team has pulled off a historic feat, winning the team gold medal by the widest margin of victory since…
John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America” – Philip Eil / Salon
Rio 2016: Simone Biles is unlike any gymnast we’ve ever seen – Alex Abad-Santos / Vox
The Horror of the Baltimore Police Department – David A. Graham / The Atlantic
John Lewis Talks to David Remnick About Nonviolent Activism / The New Yorker
As a child, Congressman John Lewis, the son of sharecroppers from Pike County, Alabama, was turned away from his local public library—it was for whites…
The Average Black Family Would Need 228 Years to Build the Wealth of a White Family Today – Joshua Holland / The Nation
Beyond Integration: How Teachers Can Encourage Cross-Racial Friendships – Kendra Yoshinaga / NPR
The group that seriously outearns white men – Danielle Paquette / Wash Post
The Power of Looking, from Emmett Till to Philando Castile – Allyson Hobbs / The New Yorker
Black and White Inequality in All 50 States – Thomas C. Frohlich et. al. / 24/7 Wall St
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