Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark may honor the Black neighborhood the team once displaced. By AP and NBC News
What I See in the Video of Sonya Massey’s Killing. By Jenisha Watts / The Atlantic (Image IPM)
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The MAGA principle tested: Trump grows “more and more radical with each passing day.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn’t Ready for a Black Woman President.” By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Kamala Harris’s Diversity Hire. By Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic
Joe Biden’s brilliant exit: Democrats get a boost, Republicans left bewildered. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Suddenly Trump Looks Older and More Deranged. By Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic
Is Donald Trump Getting Cold Feet Over JD Vance? What We Know. By Martha McHardy / Newsweek
Black Republicans Push Identity Politics At Convention. By Zack Linly / Newsone
The Supreme Court Fools Itself. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
North Carolina University System Bans All DEI Programs At Public Institutions, Forcing Layoffs And Cutting All Related Funding. By Josh Rodgers / Afrotech
What Would a Harris Foreign Policy Look Like? By Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark
Harris created distance from Biden on Gaza by emphasizing Palestinian suffering. By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Shane Harris / Wash Post
Israeli Apartheid Stretches from the River to the Sea. By Arvind Dilawar / The Progressive
Netanyahu Seeks Support in U.S. Visit, but Will Find a Nation Distracted. By Isabel Kershner / NYT
Kamala Harris’ multi-religious identity is a map of the future. By Yonat Shimron / NCR
The Christian-Nationalist Rot Runs Deep. By Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark
Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment. By Laura E. Alexander / The Conversation
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
The Black women who paved the way for Kamala Harris. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation. By Binita Mahato / The Conversation
New James Baldwin Art Exhibit Emphasizes His Love For Community. By Phillip Lewis / HuffPost
Duke Fakir, Last Surviving Member of the Four Tops, Dies at 88. By Jim Farber / NYT
Darren Walker, Who Reoriented the Ford Foundation, Will Step Down. By Robin Pogrebin / NYT
The Olympics are more racially diverse than ever. What does that mean for how we view the games? By Keith Magee / CNN
NBA fathers and sons relate to Bronny James scrutiny: ‘He has to become his own player.’ By Brendan Marks / The Athletic
Paul Finebaum Names Deion Sanders As ‘Perfect Replacement’ For Elite CFB Coach. By Kevin Borba / Athlonsports
First Take in major broadcasting change with Molly Qerim and Stephen A. Smith’s show bumped from ESPN again. By Jim Sheridan / US Sport
The simple reason why Kamala Harris has Donald Trump running scared. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What I See in the Video of Sonya Massey’s Killing. By Jenisha Watts / The Atlantic (Image IPM)
