Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
US calls for swift police deployment to Haiti after missionaries killed. By Aljazeera
Is the Party That Ended Apartheid Losing Its Grip on South Africa? By John Eligon / NYT
Chelsea Manalo: First Black Filipina crowned as Miss Universe. By Kathleen Magramo / CNN
Does Memorial Day have its origins in defeated Confederates? By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Idris Elba on why Second World War docuseries on black stories matters today. By Lotte Brundle / Independent
How Residents in a Rural Alabama County Are Confronting the Lasting Harm of Segregation Academies. By Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica
In a place with a history of hate, an unlikely fight against GOP extremism. By Hannah Allam / Wash Post
A once-enslaved man’s music was hidden for centuries. Go on a journey to rediscover his melodies. By Diane Orson / CPR
Walter Mosley again shows why he is a master of crime fiction. By E.A. Aymar / Wash Post
In major change, college athletes set to be paid directly by schools. By Jesse Dougherty / Wash Post
Exposure, popularity and stars. Is college softball on the brink of a breakthrough? By Jayna Bardahl and Stewart Mandel / The Athletic
Shota Imanaga has the best fastball in MLB. It’s also one of the slowest. By Neil Greenberg / Wash Post
Amid TV uncertainty, ‘Inside the NBA’ continues to be an entertainment blueprint. By Jason Jones / The Athletic
Coco Gauff, tennis star, criticizes Florida’s political environment. By Lorenzo Reyes / USA Today
Navigating James Baldwin s legacy: A review of The Gospel According to James Baldwin. By Jon Mathieu / The Christian Century
Race Inquiry Digest (May 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The NCAA’s reparations don’t come close to righting its racial wrongs. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post