Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured With Jan. 6 case, the Supreme Court could take America down the dark road to dictatorship. By Thomas G. Moukawsher / Salon
Biden vs. Trump Polls: Race Is Dead Heat, Despite Dem Panic. By Ed Kilgore / New York Intelligencer
It’s Not as Easy as Just Getting Biden to Drop Out. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Trump suggests his mug shot and indictments appeal to Black voters. By Kate Sullivan / CNN
Nikki Haley says ‘I have a duty’ to stay in race despite latest loss to Trump. By John E. Greve / The Guardian
Kamala Harris is an underrated asset. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
‘Forcefully pushing back’: Fani Willis questions if Trump legally obtained cell phone data. By Matthew Chapman / Raw Story
Letitia James wins against the NRA and Trump in NY court. By Brian Mann / NPR
The case of Clarence Thomas’s new clerk taints the entire judiciary. By Ruth Marcus / Wash Post
Jim Clyburn steps down and talks Democrats’ future and his legacy. By Michel Martin / NPR
DEI supporters see echoes of America’s fraught racial history in attacks on diversity efforts. By Athena Jones / CNN
Yale to Require Standardized Test Scores for Admissions. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
Health Care Workers Are Speaking Up About the Racism in Facilities Nationwide. By Margo Snipe / Capital B
Black small businesses in LA are closing. That means fewer safe spaces for Black people. By Tracey Onyenacho / The Guardian
Trump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left. By Will Weissert / NCR
Alito’s cries of religious persecution are a chilling preview of Supreme Court in another Trump term. By Austin Sarat / Salon
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Life in Christianity Today Magazine. By Patheos
Faith leaders renew push for ‘accurate’ Black history education in Florida. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Leaving the Church Isn’t So Simple for LGBTQ+ Black Christians. By Orion Rummler / The 19th and Capital B
Harriet Tubman and the Most Important, Understudied Battle of the Civil War. Eric Herschtal / TNR
A Century Later, 17 Wrongly Executed Black Soldiers Are Honored at Gravesites. By Michael Levenson / NYT
The legacy of Charles v. Hamilton and Black Power. By Vann R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic
Malcolm X Assassination: Former Security Guards Reveal New Details Pointing to FBI, NYPD Conspiracy. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Watch: New film tells the story of criminal justice advocate Kemba Smith. By The Grio
Ray Francis, Celebrating Blackness. By Blake Gopnik / NYT
Judge rules Texas school’s hair length policies do not violate CROWN Act. By Char Adams / NBC News
Mayor of Birmingham advises Black athletes to avoid Alabama colleges if anti-DEI bill passes. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Victor Wembanyama posts rare ‘5×5’ stat line, making NBA history. By Ben Morse / CNN
The PGA Tour’s next commissioner should be Tiger Woods. By John Feinstein / Wash Post
Man on a mission: NFL great Alan Page’s quest for justice in football and beyond. By Dan Pompei / The Athletic
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason. By Rachel Siegel , Lauren Kaori Gurley and Meryl Kornfield / Wash Post