Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant’s Complex Relationship With Slavery. By John Reeves / Smithsonian Magazine
Longstreet: the Confederate general who switched sides on race. By Rich Tenorio / The Guardian
Trump Will Suppress American History. By Clint Smith / The Atlantic
Budgets for ‘prestige’ films dried up. So Ava DuVernay found a new way. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Rachel and Jackie Robinson and Housing Discrimination in Connecticut. By Seth S. Tannenbaum / AAIHS
In ‘Blind Side’ case, Tuohys share texts to accuse Michael Oher of trying to extort $15 million. By Torrey Hart / The Athletic
AP African American studies adds lesson on sports and racial justice. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
What Trump Could Do With a Second Term. The Atlantic Staff
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured New research undercuts Republican views of racism. By Phillip Bump / Wash Post
Haley faces moment of truth in next GOP debate. By Julia Mueller / The Hill
Why is Biden losing support from people of color? By Leah Askarinam, Holly Fuong, and Mary Radcliffe / ABC News
Georgia Republicans’ New Voting Maps Defy Court Order to Boost Black Representation. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
This Documentary Shows The Huge Stakes Of Fighting For A Free Press. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists. By Julian Maxwell Hayter/ The Conversation
Pew survey: About 60% of Asian Americans face discrimination. By Ayana Archie / NPR
Black Americans still struggle to access PrEP, a medication that could lower HIV rates in the community. By Chandelis Duster / CNN
Kamala Harris issues sharp rebuke of Israel for Gaza loss of life. By Josh Meyer / USA Today
Mike Johnson claims to hate the devil. Maybe he should look in the mirror. By Nathaniel Manderson / Salon
There Is No Way to Live a Life Without Regret. By Lydia Polgreen / NYT
What to America is John Brown? By Ailish Hopper / Salon
The lesser-known history of the Monroe doctrine. By Benjamin Weber / Salon
US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest. By Rikki Klaus / CNN
Black Music Sunday: Kabiosile (all hail) Chango! By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Is A Love Letter To The Beyhive. By Ruth Etiesit Samuel / HuffPost
Tupac Shakur’ captures an icon’s spark and decades of Black history. By Jesse McCarthy / Wash Post
‘Thriller 40’ revisits Michael Jackson’s magnum opus. By Mellissa Ruggleri / USA Today
She wasn’t the first, but Queen Latifah was special from the start. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Deion Sanders, coach of a 4-8 team, wins SI Sportsperson of the Year. By Matt Bonesteel / Wash Post
How Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. stands out among NBA rookies. By Ayrton Ostly / USA Today
The Vikings are relishing Brian Flores running their defense as long as they can. By Dave Campbell / USA Today
