Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Black Bodies, White Gazes – George Yancy
Unfortunately, racism isn’t ‘over’ in America. We aren’t there yet. Everyone who has ever occupied, loved, feared or resented a human being housed in a…
Past Voices – Souls of White Folks – W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963)
“Souls of White Folks.” Originally published in 1920 as the second chapter in “Darkwater – Voices From Within the Veil.” I’m Intrigued “High in the tower,…
As the South Looks Backward – Jim Grimsley / Slate
Stateless in the Dominican Republic – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Astonishing Greatness of Serena Williams – Matt Schiavenza / The Atlantic
Rap in Rio : Why hip-hop is the new sound in the city of samba – Dom Phillips / Wash Post
Here Are the 10 States with The Most Hate Groups – Sam Stebbins / Huff Post
South Carolina’s losing battle to rewrite its racist history – Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Past Voices – Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln
Delivered at the Unveiling of The Freedmen’s Monument in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C. April 14, 1876 The Occasion Friends and Fellow-citizens: “I warmly congratulate you…
Black Churches Are Burning Again in America – Emma Green / The Atlantic
The Housing Recovery Has Skipped Poor and Minority Neighborhoods – David Dayen / The New Republic
Obama Administration to unveil major new rules targeting segregation across U.S. – Emily Badger / Wash Post
How Texas is whitewashing Civil War history – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Germany Has Lessons For the South – Anand Giridharadas / NYT
The Science of Race, Revisited – David Freeman / Huff Post
Dear White America – Tim Wise
“Sparing neither family nor self . . . he considers how the deck has always been stacked in his and other white people’s favor. ….
The Memorial Where Slavery is Real – Ben Wofford / Politico
America’s Postracial Fantasy – Anna Holmes / NYT
