History
On Race in America (formerly Race Inquiry Digest) is an independent publication dedicated to historical analysis, commentary, and original essays on race in American life.
Editor
Ronald J. Sheehy, Ph.D., molecular biologist, retired university administrator, journalist, is founder and editor of On Race in America (onraceinamerica.com). He has a published memoir, Possibilities: A Search for Personal Liberation.
Click here for a brief biographical sketch
Strategy and Implementation
On Race in America is published on Saturdays. Over 50 news sources are reviewed for stories that demonstrate excellence in analysis and reporting. Each article is summarized and links to the original articles are provided. Links to “related articles” are published in conjunction with selected articles. The Featured article is an original essay by the editor or contributing writers. This is followed by ” The Week’s Top Stories.”
The Week’s Top Stories are composed of seven sub-categories: Political/Social, Education, World, Ethics/Morality/Religion, Historical/Cultural, Sports, and Site Information. In addition, articles appearing in the Blog are also archived on our home page under the following categories: National, World , Original, Sports, Culture, Past Voices, Opinion, Collegiate Voices, Ethics/Morality/Religion and Book/Podcast and Video Favorites.
News Sources
Reviewed Daily
New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Salon, USA Today, NPR, CNN, ABC News, Slate, US News and World Report, CBS News, NBC News, Associated Press News
Reviewed Bi-weekly
Dissent, Buzzfeed, The Nation, Talkingpointsmemo, Democracy Now, Atlanta Black Star, The Christian Science Monitor, LA Times, AAIHS, The Guardian, National Geographic, The New Yorker, The Intercept, The Atlantic, The New Republic, Politico, Vox, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Andscape, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, The Grio, The Root. Vanity Fair, Newsweek, The Conversation, Forbes, PBS News Hour, The Progressive, Propublica, Time, Fortune, The Hill, The Bulwark, SF Chronicle, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, Blavity, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, The Athletic ,Religion News Service, National Catholic Review, Christianity Today, Presbyterians Today