Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
America’s Other Original Sin – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Why Precisely Is Bernie Sanders Against Reparations? Ta-Nihisi Coates / The Atlantic
For Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Black Leaders as Obituaries Portrayed Them – Sam Roberts / NYT
An Open letter to President Obama: Support for HBCUs is an Imperative – Ronald J. Sheehy
January 18, 2016 Dear President Obama: As a journalist and observer of African American affairs, I have reviewed your statements and plans to address issues…
White Christians need to act more Christian than white – Jim Wallis / Wash Post
Fear of a Black Quarterback (Cam Newton) – Tommy Craggs / Slate
Structural Racism Needs to Be Debated, Too – Jamil Smith / New Republic
Texas marks racial slaughter more than a century later -Tim Madigan / Wash Post
The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (True Crime) – E.R. Bills
In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and…
When Anger Trumped Progress (Reconstruction 1865-1872) – Jon Grinspan / Wash Post
White privilege’ just made an appearance in the presidential race. It’s about time – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Here Is How Many Alabama And Clemson Players Got Paid On Monday – Erick Fernandez / Huff Post
Unarmed truth: How race permeated but was left out of Obama’s address – Vann R Newkirk / Daily Kos
In Exile: Deportations and violence of Haitians in the DR – Jonathan Katz and Patrick Witty / NYT
Obama accuses GOP of fearmongering – Nahal Toosi and Sarah Wheaton / Politico
A brief history of guns and race – AJ+ / Video
There are more deaths from guns in the U.S. than deaths from all U.S. wars. Watch the video here
Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast: ‘The Defender’
A newsboy sells the Chicago Defender 1942. In The New York Times Book Review, Brent Staples reviews Ethan Michaeli’s “The Defender: How the Legendary Black…
Universities Should Lead Conversation on Inclusion – Peter Salovey / President of Yale University
#BlackLivesMatter: Why #AllLivesMatter is a distraction – Kevin Womack / Morehouse College
We are living in a strange and scary world right now. We are living in a world where sometimes it’s not safe to live as…
How White America’s fear of Barack Obama has made us all worse off – Matthew Pulver / Salon
Barack Obama: Guns Are Our Shared Responsibility / NYT
Guns Make Anger and Despair Lethal – Marian Wright Edelman / Huff Post
College sports exploits unpaid black athletes. But they could force a change – Donald H. Yee / Wash Post
“Skinned” Official Trailer – Directed by Lisaraye McCoy and Avery O. Williams / You Tube
A global problem for people of color! Studio 11 Films, Divine Entertainment International and LOT 10 Productions presents the feature film “Skinned” Directed by Lisaraye…
Is Beauty Really Only Skin Deep? Exploring the Skin Bleaching Epidemic in Africa – Oby Nwaogbe / Bold & Fearless
Natalie Cole: Underappreciated But Never Forgotten – Jason King / NPR
