Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
When Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down. By Alexander N. Taylor / The Conversation
James McBride’s new book is his latest Great American Novel. By Laura Miller / Slate
The Root’s Essential James Baldwin 99th Birthday Reading List. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Remembering the Rappers We Lost. By Danyel Smith / NYT
“We Used to Win Here”: A Salon film. By Alexandra Clinton and D. Watkins / Salon
World Cup 2023: Why conservatives hate the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. By Luke Winkie / Slate
Simone Biles wins her first competitive gymnastics event since 2021, qualifies for US national championships. By Jill Martin, George Ramsay and Homero De la Fuente / CNN
his (ex-)Heisman winner was punished for something that is essential today. By Rick Reilly / Wash Post
Bigger than myself’: Young Black ballplayers feel a sense of mission. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Coco Gauff wins the DC Open for the biggest title of her young career. By Ava Wallace / Wash Post
Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history. By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Why an Unremarkable Racist Enjoyed the Backing of Billionaires. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT – Image The Racket
DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History. By Sarah Mcrvosh / NYT
Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district. By AP and NPR
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
Clarence Thomas accidentally blessed a new type of affirmative action. By Jonathan Zasloff / Slate
Students and Faculty Fear Tenure and DEI Bills Could ‘Destroy’ Texas Colleges. By Eva Surovell / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Fulton County is ready to unveil Trump’s ‘criminal enterprise.’ By Mark Sumner / Daily Kos
Post-Retirement Cognitive Decline Varies by Race and Education – Neuroscience News. By Neuroscience News
Frederick D. Haynes III on succeeding Jesse Jackson, marching and ‘woke preaching.’ By Adelle Banks / RNS
It’s a Christian mandate to create a society where all flourish — SCOTUS keeps undermining it. By Sally Vonner / RNS
Evangelical Colleges Will Continue to Pursue Diversity Without Affirmative Action. By Hannah McClellan / Christianity Today
White Texas couple leads ‘Let’s Talk Race’ class to educate churchgoers. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
John Mercer Langston Paved the Way for Black U.S. Representatives, But Most People Don’t Know It. By Tom Shields / Diverse Issues in Higher Ed
Biden Will Establish A National Monument Honoring Emmett Till, The Black Teen Lynched In Mississippi. By Darlene Superville / HuffPost
‘Rustin’ First Look: Colman Domingo Is Bayard Rustin, the Man Who Turned MLK’s Dream Into a Reality. By Chris Murphy / Vanity Fair
Kimberlé Crenshaw’s New Book “#SayHerName” Released by Haymarket Books.
Activists split over whether reparations should go to Black immigrants. By Emmanuel Felton / Wash Post
John Lewis honored at Morehouse ceremony as stamp goes on sale. By Rahul Ball / WABE
‘Roots’: How the miniseries changed television and American culture. By Sabrina Clay / CNN
