Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Woodrow Wilson was extremely racist – even by the standards of his time – Dylan Matthews / Vox
There is No Ferguson Effect – Leon Neyfakh / Slate
Chris Rock Pens Blistering Essay on Hollywood’s Race Problem: “It’s a White Industry” – Chris Rock
The Shadows of a New American Facism: Why Our Surging Xenophobia Could Have Some Very Dangerous Consequences – Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Live Stream : What Conversations about Race Do We Need To Be Having Right Now? – By The Nation
Race is back where it needs to be at the front and center of our discussions about culture, equality, and freedom in the US—but are…
Black Americans more susceptible to nonfatal force by police, DOJ says – Anu Narayanswamy / Wash Post
Being White Makes It a Lot Easier to Get a Home Loan in Baltimore – Gillian B. White / The Atlantic
Why Missouri Has Become The Heart of Racial Tension in America – Daniel Marans and Mariah Stewart / Huff Post
How Black Lives Matter born on the streets, is rising to power on campus – Sandhya Somashekhar / Wash Post
This is America in the age of decay: How we became a civilization dominated by racism and rage – Daniel Denuir / Salon
Campus racism makes minority students likelier to drop out of college. Mizzou students had to act – Andre M. Perry / Wash Post
An Open Letter to All Black Students at Predominantly White Institutions – Brandon Patterson / Huff Post
The Psychological Toll of Racism in the Wake of Mizzou – Zeba Blay / Huff Post
What is the Biggest Misconception About Racism – The Atlantic / You Tube
At this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, we asked a group of professors, activists, and authors to weigh in on misconceptions about race and racism….
What Divides Us? An interview with Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Tale of Two Campuses: White and Black Mizzou – Erica Wright / Huff Post
The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood – Kevin Powell
In the spirit of Piri Thomas’s Down These Mean Streets and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this powerful memoir by writer…
A racial reckoning on campuses is overdue. The protests at Missouri won’t be the last – Libby Nelson / Vox
