Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Beyoncé brings new audience to country music and highlights the genre’s Black roots. By Amna Nawaz, Mary Fecteau and Layla Quran / PBS
LeBron James becomes the first NBA player to eclipse 40,000 career points. By Jovan Buha / The Athletic
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes is just getting started. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game: Why are some saying pics or it didn’t happen? By Paul Farhi / The Athletic
With Jan. 6 case, the Supreme Court could take America down the dark road to dictatorship. By Thomas G. Moukawsher / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Wall Street’s DEI Retreat Has Officially Begun. By Max Abelson, Simone Foxman, and Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg
Michigan primary 2024: Biden, Trump win. By Ashley Lopez / NPR
Donald Trump’s dominating GOP primary performance doesn’t add up. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Does Trump think he can win Black voters by offending us? By Sophia A. Nelson / CNN
Judge Scott McAfee, Not Fani Willis, Should Have Known Better. By Lojo / Daily Kos
‘Something has gone very wrong’: the truth about DEI. By Steve Pemberton / Business Insider
Supreme Court offers possible road map for schools to diversify top programs. By Laura Meckler and Karina Elwood / Wash Post (Image by USA Today )
Blaxit: More Black Americans Are Leaving The U.S. To Live In Africa. By Faith Katunga / Travel Noire (Image USA Today)
Historically Black college with Episcopal roots loses appeal, faces loss of accreditation. David Paulsen / ENS
What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly? By David French / NYT
Alabama justice’s ties with far-right Christian movement raise concern. By Odette Yousef / NPR
“I’m a very proud Christian”: Will religion be enough to save Donald Trump? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Michigan Church Keeps Its Promise To Pay $100K In Reparations To The Local Black Community: ‘We Want Everyone To Know This Is Possible.’ By Tomas Kassahun / Blavity
Advocates decry what is lost as the teaching of Black history faces growing restraints. By Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill
God Save Texas: HBO documentary excavates Texas’ dark past—and the hopes for its future. By Sam Adams / Slate
San Francisco Apologizes To Black Residents For Decades Of Racist Policies. By Janie Har / HuffPost
Biddy Mason Helped Build Downtown Los Angeles. Her Descendants Want You To Learn More. By Christina Carrega / Capital One
Don Lemon Signs $24.5 Million Separation Deal With CNN After Being Ousted From Network. By Whitney Vasquez / Radar
At Dance Theater of Harlem, a New Lease on History and Ballet. by Gia Kourias / NYT
Smithsonian Latino museum sued over internship’s ‘pro-Latino discrimination.’ By Julian Mark / Wash Post
Doc Rivers is trying to rescue the Bucks and restore his reputation. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
At the NFL combine, Black quarterbacks will be in the spotlight. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris. By Dana O’Neil / The Athletic
Dear Coco, You Were Right. By Alexandra Stevenson / Bleav
How the first all-Black rowing team went from pioneers to D.C. champions. By Kim O’Connell / Wash Post
