On Race in America (May 30) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured The Four Horsemen of American Decline. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race In America
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Trump’s war against wokeness is not new. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Dems warn a third of Congressional Black Caucus could be wiped out by redistricting wars. By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona / NBC News
What Dems Must Now Overcome to Win the House. By David Kurtz / TPM
How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress. By Carl Huise / NYT
Black Georgia lawmakers claim ‘voter disenfranchisement’ after Gov. Brian Kemp signs new law making local elections nonpartisans in predominantly Black counties. By Brandon Caldwell / The Grio
Why a landmark Supreme Court ruling has failed to keep racial bias out of jury selection. By Austin Scott / The Conversation
Black People Worse Off in Trump’s Economy Than Every Other Group, Per the Fed. By Layla A. Jones / TPM
The Alabama Black Belt Left to Drown in Sewage After DEI Reversal. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Trump Is Changing Who Gets To Be — And Stay — American. By Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost
Florida’s new history course whitewashes the founders on slavery. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
New HBCU Coalition Aims to Fast-Track Institutions to R1 Status. By Jamaal Abdul-Alim / The EduLedger
The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences. By Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
Pope Leo is right. Trump’s war in Iran fails a test. By Ranesh Ponnuru / Wash Post
Cubans Deserve America’s Generosity, Not Its Cruelty. By Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan L. Jackson / NYT
Those with Trump in China have something in common — and it’s not the interest of America. By Robert Reich / AlterNet
Putin says Russia-Ukraine war ‘coming to an end.’ By Tara Suter / The Hill
White House aims to link U.S. history and Christianity in 9-hour prayer festival. By Michelle Boorstein, Laura Meckler and Natalie Allison / Wash Post
Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker
Black clergy strategize, preach and urge election turnout after Voting Rights Act gutting. By Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins / RNS
America at 250: A declaration of ideals reset the world – and still resonates today. By Scott Baldauf, Colette Davidson and Whitney Eulich / CSM
A Return to Jim Crow? Ex-DOJ Civil Rights Chief Kristen Clarke Denounces Gutting of Voting Rights Act. Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Charleston’s Gullah Geechee Community Demand 7,000 Acres in Reparations. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
The overlooked history of Asian Americans and the struggle for belonging. By Judy Woodruff and Sarah Clune Hartman / PBS
‘Michael’ Becomes Second Highest-Grossing Biopic of All Time, Beating Out ‘Elvis.’ By Charlotte Phillipp / People
How Netflix Cashes In on the Comedy Culture Wars. By Ben Schwartz / The Nation
Josephine Baker was the blueprint—her legacy still echoes through today’s biggest Black women stars. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Ryan Clark is Right: Black Athletes Shouldn’t Play Where Their Voting Rights Are Threatened. By Lawrence Ware / The Root
The Uncommon Bravery of Jason Collins. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Florida subpoenas NFL leaders over diversity hiring rules. By Andrew Atterbury / Politico
A’ja Wilson Is Going for GOAT Status: “I Want to Prove That I’m the Best.” By Erin Vanderhoof / Vanity Fair
