Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
D.C.’s grim, unfinished business, 154 years after emancipation – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Afro-Mexicans: No longer ‘erased’ – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Who Owns ‘We Shall Overcome’? All Of Us, A Lawsuit Claims – Elizabeth Blair / NPR
‘The Birth of a Nation’: Watch Harrowing Trailer for Sundance Smash – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
The Birth of a Nation, the Nat Turner biopic that dominated the Sundance Film Festival, has unveiled its first trailer ahead of its October theatrical release….
272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants ? Rachel Swarns / NYT
For Native Americans, Health Care Is A Long, Hard Road Away – Misha Friedman / NPR
By Opposing Obama, the Republicans Created Trump – Steve Rattner / NYT
The three craziest numbers of Warriors’ incredible 73-win season – Josh Planos / Wash Post
The South’s new re-segregation plan: The Koch brothers, ALEC and the sneaky scheme to undo Brown v Board of Education – Diane Ravitch / Salon
Eighty years after Brown, Southern segregation is on the rise — and “school choice” is its vehicle. Read more here
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? Michelle Chen / The Nation
Collegiate Voices – Philosophizing With Guns – Simone Gubler- UT Austin / NYT
Concern Over Race Relations Has More Than Doubled In The Past 2 Years – Janie Velencia / Huff Post
Chicago policing taskforce calls black distrust of department ‘justified’ – Stafford, Beckett and Ackerman / The Guardian
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression…
Armstrong Williams: The man of political mystery behind Ben Carson – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Although this article on Armstrong Williams ran earlier in the year, it is worth reposting given Armstrong Williams’ continued involvement in the presidential campaign. Read…
President Obama Reaffirms The Potential Of Boys Of Color In Powerful PSA – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Young black and brown boys don’t always see reaffirming messages in society that allow them to believe that they can grow up to become successful. Without…
‘Ghetto,’ by Mitchell Duneier – Khalil Gibran Muhammad / NYT Book Review
Why Talented Black and Hispanic Students Can Go Undiscovered – Susan Dynarski / NYT
