Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
People of color and the future of the Democratic Party – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
“Art is dangerous”: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, and Sonia Sanchez in conversation – Constance Grady / Vox
On June 15, the Stella Adler Studio of Acting presented the Marlon Brando Award to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, and Sonia Sanchez. But before the…
Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm – Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune
Why the whiteness of the American media is everyone’s problem – Howard W. French / The Guardian
The Professional Burdens of Being a ‘Model Minority’ – Adia Harvey Wingfield / The Atlantic
National Cathedral Will Remove Confederate Flags From Stained Glass Windows – Camila Domonoske / NPR
Tonys Makes History When Actors Of Color Sweep Musical Categories – Katherine Brooks / Huff Post
The Color Line : Stephen Curry’s prominence resurfaces issues of colorism among blacks – Michael Eric Dyson / The Undefeated
When Black and White Children Grow Apart -Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
Activity among white supremacists continues to surge – Michael Burke / USA Today
O.J. Simpson Didn’t Want To Be Associated With Black America. Then He Came To Symbolize It – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
Special Saturday Edition – Race Inquiry
This week’s news has been dominated by Trump, Orlando, and guns. Although we have provided compelling content concerning those issues, we have not posted other important stories which emerged…
We Must March on Cleveland – Michael Eric Dyson / The New Republic
The moral obligation to protest the Republican Convention. “You’ve been tough on me,” he said, “but I love you.” It was last summer, and there…
Fear, racism, and hatred: Why the gun industry makes so much money off mass shootings – Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Will there be enough white voters to elect Donald Trump? Stuart Rothenberg / Wash Post
Germans and Jews Documentary Trailer / You Tube
Review: ‘Germans & Jews,’ a New Generation Continues a Difficult Conversation – Ken Jaworowski / NYT Don’t expect simple answers in “Germans & Jews.” Just…
Donald Trump Could Learn a Thing or Two About Tolerance from His Ancestral Homeland – Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
Orlando’s Latino community hit hard by massacre at nightclub – Kevin Sullivan and Arelis R. Hernandez / Wash Post
Past Voices – What Gun Control Advocates Can Learn From Abolitionists – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Slave ownership was once as entrenched in American life as gun ownership. Historical parallelism is a dangerous game. But in the days after the shootings…