Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A legal battle in Texas over a Black student’s hairstyle has renewed calls for a national CROWN Act. Here is what that means. By Chandelis Duster
“It Took a Lot for Me Not to Put My Hands on Him, It Actually Did” – By Mohammed Asif Ansari / Essentially Sports
Colin Kaepernick writes letter to NY Jets offering to join while Aaron Rodgers says team needs to ‘grow up.’ By Ben Morse / CNN
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb’s injury is exhibit A for fully guaranteed NFL contracts. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier can pick ’em. By Jason Reid / Andscape
The Fight for Our America. By Heather Cox Richardson / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Gen. Milley strikes back at Trump in farewell speech: “We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator.” By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
Black UAW workers say they’re striking to keep the promise of a middle-class life. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
The Clarence Thomas Corruption Saga Just Got Even Worse. By Tori Otten / TNR
Harris makes political, personal connection with students during college tour. By Sabrina Rodriguez / Wash Post
DeSantis’ influence nosedives in Florida. By Gary Fineout and Kimberly Leonard / Politico
Senate Confirms Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sidestepping Tuberville Blockade. By Karoun Demirjian and Kayla Guo / NYT
Dallas mayor switches to GOP, making city the largest led by a Republican. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Wash Post
DEI efforts are under attack. Big business wants Biden to weigh in. By Jessica Guynn / USA Today
HBCUs brace for flood of applications after Supreme Court affirmative action decision. LA Times
National Cathedral windows shift from themes of Confederacy to racial justice. By Adelle M. Banks
After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up to teach it. By Brittany Shammas / Wash Post
Nazi Germany had admirers among American religious leaders – and white supremacy fueled their support. By Meghan Garrity and Malissa J. Wilde / The Conversation
How Japanese American Pastors Prepared Their Flocks For Internment. By Tom Sugimura / CT
African Americans and the State Militia. By Gregory Mixon / AAIHS
Mary McLeod Bethune, the Pan-Africanist: An Interview with Ashley Robertson Preston. By Karen Cook Bell / AAIHS
Michael Harriot’s book ‘Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.’ By Ericka Taylor / NPR
Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Faces Political Winds Before a Brick Is Laid. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Black Music Sunday: Let’s talk about ‘articulate’ and the caucacity of Jann Wenner. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Colorado revealed itself and Oregon was all too happy to show the nation. Is anyone surprised? By Jim Trotter / The Athletic
Michael Jordan’s ultra-private, ultra-exclusive personal golf course: The Grove XXIII. By John Bantock / CNN
Mother of Two, Serena Williams, Suffers From Absurd Lack of Motivation as Retirement Life Throws Fresh and Unexpected Challenge. By Vatsal Shah / Essentially Sports
Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community. By Ayanna Alexander / AP
Nikki Haley wants to make the presidential race about Kamala Harris. By Maeve Reston and Marisa Iati / Wash Post
Pennsylvania governor implements major expansion of voting access in key swing state. By Stephen Wolf / Daily Kos
