Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
‘Becoming Color Courageous’ with Michelle Sanchez. By Rasool Berry / Christianity Today Podcast
250 years later, ‘Amazing Grace’ has filled churches, concerts, even commercials. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Why Black People Believe the End is Near. By Benjamin Baker / AAIHS
‘Stamped From the Beginning’ Examines Racism and White Supremacy in Documentary From Roger Ross Williams. By Jazz Tangcay / Variety
This course uses big data to examine how American newspapers covered lynchings. By Rob Wells / The Conversation
The Original Black Girl Magic: Meet The Black Woman Who Ignited The Salem Witch Trials. By Rayna Reid Rayford / Essence
The Sacred Ground Where Black Americans Search for Their Roots. By Margo Snipe / Capital B
Using Horror to Explore Florida’s Ignored Civil Rights Movement. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Latino voices on family, sports, legacy, music, tradition and language. By Betty Chavarria, et al / Wash Post
How Francis Ngannou Shocked the Boxing World. By Kele Sanneh / The New Yorker
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith had a chance to stand up to the NFL. Instead, he capitulated. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Howard University Now Has The First HBCU Figure Skating Team In The Country. By Melissa Noel / Essence
A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain. By Jared Bahir Browah / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The 2024 election one year out: Don’t wait to panic about the polls. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Joe Biden Knows What It Actually Means to Be President. By David French / NYT
Forensic psychological expert: MAGA “victimhood” is a major recruitment tool for violence. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Cornel West’s Improvisational Run for President: ‘It’s Jazz All the Way Down.’ By Charles Homans / NYT
Why race and colonialism matter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By karen Attiah / Wash Post
A judge says Georgia’s congressional maps must be redrawn. By Sam Gringlas / NPR
New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan. By Nina Totenberg / NPR
For the 1st time since Covid, anti-Asian hate dropped. What’s behind the 33% decrease. By Kimmy Yam and Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News
SCOTUS struck a ‘blow’ to Black students, but it puts ‘spotlight’ on HBCUs: Advocates. By Arthur Jones II / ABC News
I studied 1 million home sales in metro Atlanta and found that Black families are being squeezed out of homeownership by corporate investors. By Brian Y. An / The Conversation
I Teach at Boston University—They Need to Show They Have Ibram X. Kendi’s Back. By Joshua Pederson / The Daily Beast
What role Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious views play in his politics. By Sarah Beth Hensley / ABC News
What is antisemitism? How the meaning of an age-old hate has evolved. By Anna Kaufman / USA Today
Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence. By Fiona Andre’ / RNS
Robert E. Lee Confederate statue in Charlottesville melted down. By Debbie Elliott / NPR
Septima Clark and the Fight for Civil Rights. By Tara Kirton / AAIHS
Stop Messaging Me, A Black Journalist, About White Irish “Slaves.” By Garrison Hayes / Mother Jones
