Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
NFL diversity, equity, inclusion efforts are noble. But league now target of DEI backlash. By Jarrett Bell / USA Today
Donald Trump, Felon. By the Editorial Board / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Mavericks key to title? Dueling backcourts. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Biden and Harris make a rare joint campaign appearance to shore up Black voters’ support. By Mike Memoli and Lauren Mayk / NBC News
Trump is conditioning MAGA for the next stage. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Mark Robinson Is Testing the Bounds of GOP Extremism. By David A Graham / The Atlantic
A Supreme Court held to the lowest standards. By Sabrina Haake / Salon
Not All Votes Are Created Equal. Mother Jones Podcast
Justice Department fines Va. tech firm over ‘whites only’ job posting. By Daniel Wu / Wash Post
How the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans. By Eddy Ng / The Conversation
Asian Latinos are a growing but ignored demographic, new analysis shows. By AP and NBC News
CBS defends diversity hiring on ‘SEAL Team’ from ‘anti-white discrimination’ suit. By Variety and NBC News
In communities of color, long-covid patients are tired of being sick and neglected. By Akilah Johnson / Wash Post
South Africa’s Young Democracy Leaves Its Young Voters Disillusioned. By Lynsey Chutel / NYT
Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are becoming increasingly isolated internationally – they need to listen to their friends. By Julie M. Norman / The Conversation
Haiti Names New Prime Minister to Try to Lead Country Out of Crisis. By David C. Adams / NYT
Russia is flooding Europe with disinformation. The U.S. elections are next. By Lee Hockstader / Wash Post
A New Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Christian Nationalism. By Sophie Hayseen / Mother Jones
White evangelical Christians are some of Israel’s biggest supporters. Why? By Gene Demby et al. / NPR Podcast
Artists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains. By Virginia Raguin / The Conversation
How an Alabama Town Staved Off School Resegregation. By Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica
In the Name of God. By Sari Horwitz et al. / Wash Post
“The Big Cigar” is “a crazy way to tell” how Huey P. Newton escaped to Cuba using a fake movie. By Nardos Haile / Salon
The Story Behind Smokey Robinson and The Miracles’ “Shop Around” and Why It’s One of the Most Important Songs in Motown History. By Jim Beviglia / Songwriter
Negro Leagues stats update by MLB a sobering reminder of challenge to maintain Black history. By Clinton Yates / Andscape
How Deion Sanders’ son ended up declaring bankruptcy: ‘Kind of stunning.’ By Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today
