Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Simone Biles wins ninth national all-around title, sweeps event titles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships. By Tess DeMeyer / The Athletic
The Fight Over Jackie Robinson. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Mavericks key to title? Dueling backcourts. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump + Murdoch = Another Racially Toxic Presidential Campaign. By Thom Hartmann / The New Republic
No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing. By Rachel Leingang / The Guardian
How Biden has restored fairness to the courts. By Dartagnan / Daily Kos
How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases. By Jamie Raskin / NYT
Democrats are taking Latinos for granted. By Luis Miranda / Wash Post
She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black. By Debra Kamin / NYT
Two Virginia colleges face backlash after backtracking on plans to require diversity courses. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Lawsuit says American Airlines kicked 8 Black men off plane, citing body odor. By Hannah Sampson / Wash Post
Florida Cop Who Shot Black Airman in His Own Home Fired. By Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast
Tuskegee University Makes History, Names Alum Mark Brown President. By Shanique Yates / Black Enterprise
Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86. By AP and Andscape
South African Voters Reject the Party That Freed Them From Apartheid. By John Eligon / NYT
Netanyahu aide says Israel agreed to Biden’s cease-fire plan for Gaza. By Freddie Clayton / NBC News
Kwame Bediako Still Defines the Debate on African Culture and Christianity. By Bruce Barron / Christianity Today
Tulsa Race Massacre Photos: Vintage Pictures Of Anti-Black Terror. By Bruce C.T. Wright / Newsone
An African American holiday predating Juneteenth was nearly lost to history. It’s back. By Eduardo Cuevas / USA Today
The Conservative War on Democracy Was Over 200 Years in the Making. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
A Black farmer in South Carolina cultivates culture, history — and rice. By Caroline Hatchett / Wash Post
Florida Is Keeping Its “Slavery Was a Good Thing” Social Studies Curriculum. By Bess Levin / Vanity Fair
Looking Back on “All in the Family,” the Sitcom That Reshaped America. By Tim Brinkhof / The Progressive
American Beauty Standards May Have Black Women Tricked. By Zayna Allen / 21`Ninety
Barbershop therapy: providing a safe space for men of color to talk about their problems. By Lataya Rothmiller, Mireya Villarreal, and Jim Scholz / ABC News
How a Group of Rappers Became Trump Evangelists. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
The History of Black Baseball Players, on Full Display. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Negro League supporters hope MLB stat integration is merely a first step. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
How Grievance Splintered American Sports. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Emotional Shannon Sharpe almost breaks down in tears after ‘losing personal relationships’ because of Undisputed drama with Skip Bayless. By Joshua Rogers / talkSport
