Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Florida faith leader: Black history toolkit gains interest outside the state. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Esau McCaulley: Are We There Yet? By Heather Thompson Day / Christianity Today Podcast
SCOTUS Is Helping The Christian Right Undermine The Force Of Anti-Discrimination Law. By Pauline Jones and Andrew Murphy / TPM
When White Leaders Said the Quiet Part Out Loud. Famous quotes advocating racism. By William Spivey / The Good Men Project
How Jesmyn Ward Is Reimagining Southern Literature. By Imani Perry / NYT
‘The Burial’ Review: A Mississippi Courtroom Drama. By Glenn Kenny / NYT
How Racism Doomed Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr.’s Relationship in 1950s: ‘I Was Told Not to See Him.’ By Eric Andersson / People
Hollywood’s minority writers fear diversity to fall further down the agenda after strike. By Danielle Broadway / Reuters
Rudolph Isley, Founding Member Of Isley Brothers, Dies At 84. By AP and HuffPost
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the birth of Afrobeat. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team. By Dana O’Neil / The Athletic
Reviving the spirit of FAMU’s greatest athlete, Althea Gibson. By Eddie Jackson / Tallahassee Democrat.
Andscape roundtable: Why Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders has taken over college football. By Andscape Staff
This Is How the Republican Party Got Southernized. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What the Black Struggle Tells Us About the Israel-Hamas War. By Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine
In Search of Kamala Harris. By Astead W. Herndon / NYT
Supreme Court to consider South Carolina GOP’s ‘bleaching’ of Black voters out of Rep. Nancy Mace’s district. By Ariane de Vogue / CNN
Haley and Ramaswamy get buzz, but little support among Indian Americans. By Sabrina Rodriquez / Wash Post
Today’s Republican Party Follows a Familiar Fascist Model. By Joe Mayall / The Progressive
“Project 2025 shows us that the old Right has left the building”: GOP’s surrender to Trump complete. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Social Media Shows Divided State Of Black Ameicans On Hamas’ Attack On Israel. By Sherelle Burt / Black Enterprise
Democrats see warning signs with Black voters in Louisiana governor’s race. By Caroline Vakil and Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill
Cash Bail Ends in Illinois, How Will Things Change? By Michael A. Brant / The Progressive
School choice and race: How the debate affects parents and communities. By Ken Makin / CSM
The nonreligious are a growing US phenomenon. They really don’t like organized religion. By Peter Smith / NCR
Is “Jewish” a Race or Religion? By Patheos
DC AME Church Files $22 Million Lawsuit Against The Proud Boys: ‘We Will Not Shrink In The Face Of This.’ By Tomas Kassahun / Blavity
Klan War: how Ulysses S Grant took the fight to the extreme right. By Rich Tenorio / The Guardian
The Last U.S. Slave Ship Arrived in Alabama 163 Years Ago — This New Museum Honors the 110 People on Board. By Natalie Preddie / Travel and Leisure
Dred Scott’s struggle for freedom honored with new memorial. By Gabrielle Hays and Solveig Rennan / PBS
