Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
What the Civil War Was About. By Paul Krugman / NYT
An Appeal for Impartial Suffrage. By Frederick Douglas / The Atlantic JANUARY 1867 ISSUE
South Carolina plaintiffs seek to correct the civil rights record. By Kathleen Parker / Wash Post
A racist mob destroyed her home. She was given the land 84 years later. By Timothy Bella / Wash Post
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism. By Maddow, Rachel / Amazon
The Color Purple review: The new movie stays true to Alice Walker’s message. By Nylah Burton / Vox
Film Review: ‘American Fiction’ and cluelessness in communication. By Jeanne Powell / Stark Insider
Dave Chappelle Assumes We’re Already Offended in His New Netflix Special. By Jason Zinoman / NYT
Black Music Sunday: Remembering musicians who left us in 2023, part 2. By Denise Oliver Velez
Russell Wilson’s benching and the casual disrespect of Black quarterbacks. By Ken Makin / Andscape
Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to inspire new generation of Mexican NBA players, fans. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
‘Nobody else looks like me’: How it feels to be a young Black swimmer. By Sam Jane / Wash Post
Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey is ascending at her alma mater. By Sean Hurd / Andscape
An Old-Fashioned Scandal Fells a New Harvard President. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Is Trump Hell? By Maureen Dowd / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured An Old-Fashioned Scandal Fells a New Harvard President. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
America’s Thirst for Authoritarianism. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Jury Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers He Defamed. By Eileen Sullivan / NYT
Biden economy: New polls reveal experiences of Black and Latino voters. By Christian Paz / Vox
Diversity policies face ‘full-out attack’ in 2024, leading HR boss warns. By Lauren Aratani / The Guardian
The Biggest Threat to America’s Universities. By Paul Krugman / NYT
What elite colleges and their critics get wrong about antisemitism and free speech. By Nicole Narea / Vox
A fight for Black representation, with a civil rights landmark on the line. By Patrick Marley / Wash Post
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants. By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh / CNN
Alabama made $450 million annually from ‘convict leasing,’ forcing Black prisoners to work at fast-food chains: Lawsuit. By Elura Nanos / Laaw and Crime
For some Black women, the fear of death shadows the joy of birth. By Alilah Johnson / Wash Post
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations. By Negar Fani and Nathaniel Harnatt / The Conversation
Disturbed About Man by Benjamin E Mays. Former President of Morehouse College / Amazon
Black church coalition names reparations, voting, health equity among priorities. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
James Carville Draws Fire For Calling Speaker Mike Johnson a Christian Nationalist. By Cecilia Buchanan / Beliefnet
