Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Rev. Cecil Williams, who turned San Francisco’s Glide Church into a refuge for many, has died. By AP and The Grio
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose. By Rachel Hatzipanagos / Wash Post (Image Britannica)
The Conservative Who Turned White Anxiety Into a Movement. By Ari Berman / The Atlantic
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist, scholar and friend of Malcolm X, has died. By Michael Casey / ABC News
Galvanizing the American Public, ANC and Anti-Apartheid. By Jessica Ann Levy / AAIHS
New Documentary Portrait Of Trailblazing Florida Teacher. By Peter Greene / Forbes
Duke Ellington would be 125. D.C. still dances to his tune. By Larry Tye / Wash Post
50 Cent now owns the second biggest Black-owned production studio in the world: report. By Dollita Okine / face2faceafrica
College Basketball, Caitlin Clark And Black Women’s Impact. By Jewel Clark and Rachel Wilson Patterson / Newsone
NFL draft confirms Black quarterbacks as face of the league. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Black coaches in NCAA men’s basketball have a deeper bench but a quieter voice. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Who is the NBA GOAT: LeBron or Jordan? For current players, longevity is narrowing the gap. By Sam Amick and Josh Robbins / The Athletic
The Black Tax: why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long? By Veronica Esposito / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (May 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Can this firm invest in only Black women? This case will decide. By Julian Mark / Wash Post
Donald Trump and American Justice. By the Editorial Board / NYT
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney, draws friends close and critics closer. By Walter Ray Watson / NPR
They didn’t want Trump. But they’ll live with the Republican nominee. By Jesús Rodríguez / Wash Post
The Kamala Harris Moment Has Arrived. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Democracy Doesn’t Need Independent Candidates Like RFK Jr. By Ed Kilgore / New York Intelligencer
DEI is under attack. Here’s the real reason it makes many white men uncomfortable. By Barron Witherspoon Sr. / Fortune
Supreme Court: Elena Kagan’s tactical victory for civil rights plaintiffs. By Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Congressional committee grills Columbia University president on campus antisemitism. ByBill Hutchinson / ABC News
Despite ‘model minority’ trope, 1 in 10 Asian Americans live in poverty. By Rachel Hatzipanagos / Wash Post
Women of color still lag behind in STEM jobs, despite efforts to change. By Marisa Peñalozay / NPR
New study shows more botched executions for Black prisoners. By Chiara Eisner / NPR
A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students’ spring bash after big crowds brought chaos last year. By AP and NBC News
‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid. By Nick Dall / Aljazeera
A prophet or a controversial figure in the Church of Africa? By Lucie Sarr / By La Croix International
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Rashid Khalidi on Israeli Occupation, Apartheid & the 100-Year War on Palestine. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now (Nov 24 2023)
Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders on the Rise, Says UN Report. By Sarah Sax / Mother Jones
