Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Charter Schools Suspend Black And Disabled Students More Often, Report Finds – Casey Quinlan / Think Progress
The color of heroin addiction — why war then, treatment now? Joe Davidson / Wash Post
Cuba Says It Has Solved Racism. Obama Isn’t So Sure -Damien Cave / NYT
Black Activism, Unchurched – Emma Green / The Atlantic
The Revolutionary Power of Sonia Sanchez’s Spoken Word – Nadine Ajaka / The Atlantic Video
The poet Sonia Sanchez rose to prominence as a figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, where she raised her voice in the name of…
Nixon Aide Reportedly Admitted Drug War Was Meant To Target Black People – Hilary Hanson / Huff Post
What College Presidents Think About Racial Conflict on Their Campuses – Emily Deruy / The Atlantic
America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallace
America’s problem with race has deep roots, with the country’s foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of…
I yelled ‘Black lives matter!’ at a Trump rally. This is what happened next by Sierra K. Thomas / Wash Post Video
I knew protesting Trump could be dangerous. But I had to do something. Read and see the video here
After Decades In Solitary, Last Of The ‘Angola 3’ Carry On Their Struggle – NPR Podcast
Albert Woodfox has spent more time in solitary confinement than any man alive in the U.S. today — 43 years. He and Robert King are…
Watch “Strolling,” a Powerful Web Series About the African Diaspora – Alexis Okewo / The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s White Lives Matter Movement – Toure / Huff Post
Racism is their best weapon: How the 1 percent divided the American people and conquered the country – Heather McGhee / Salon
We Must Talk About Race to Fix Economic Inequality / Demos Video
In a new video with MoveOn, Demos President Heather McGhee and Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Ian Haney Lopéz show how the single most important solution to economic inequality isn’t…
Melissa Harris-Perry On Her Split With MSNBC – Another Round / BuzzFeed Audio
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris
Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone…
Why Is It Still Okay to Make Fun of Asians? Elaine Teng / New Republic
Nina Simone’s Face – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
