Eulogies for Muhammed Ali – A President, A Comedian, A Black Preacher / You Tube
Former President Bill Clinton has never been better. View here. Billy Crystal has never been funnier. View here Dr. Kevin Cosby delivers incredible speech. View…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Honor Medgar Evers by fighting for voting rights – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City – Nikole Hannah-Jones / The NYT Magazine
Past Voices – Shirley Chisholm (1924 – 2005) – Unbought and Unbossed / You Tube
The first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. View the Video Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005)…
How to Change White Teachers’ Lenses – Venessa Romo / Slate
The Civil Rights Problem In U.S. Schools: 10 New Numbers – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
In Mississippi Town, Some Fear School Desegregation Ruling May Backfire – Richard Fausset / NYT
Black Kids Are 4 Times More Likely to Be Suspended Than White Kids – Edwin Rios and Julia Lurie / Mother Jones
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Joy DeGruy Leary
While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed….
Donald Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law – The Editorial Board / NYT
Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism – George Yancy and Noam Chomsky / NYT
Kalief Browder, One Year Later – The New Yorker Videos
A year after his death, his story has become a symbol of a broken criminal justice system and has led to changes in New York….
The Long Road to Forgiveness : The Charleston Church Massacre One Year Later – Patrice Gaines / AARP Bulletin
More Details Emerge In The Only Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby – Jessica Goldstein / Thinkprogress
The Quinceañera, a Rite of Passage in Transition – Marybel Gonzalez / NYT
John Legend Reads Muhammad Ali’s 1966 Antiwar Speech: “The Real Enemy of My People is Right Here” – Democracy Now
Music legend John Legend reads Muhammad Ali’s speech against the Vietnam War in 1966. “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and…
How to learn more about slavery after watching the new ‘Roots’ – Anthea Butler / Wash Post
Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome and Intergenerational Trauma: Slavery is Like a Curse Passing Through the DNA of Black People – David Love / Atlblackstar
‘O.J.: Made in America’: Inside ESPN’s Definitive Simpson Doc – James Montgomery / Rolling Stone
