Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player in the world. Who is No. 2? By Neil Greenberg / Wash Post
Simone Biles Signals a Return to Elite Gymnastics. By Jeré Longman / NYT
He’s young, Black, and chasing his dream on the fringes of pro golf. By Gene Wang / Wash Post
Venus Williams’ love affair with Wimbledon, tennis a historic sight. By Dan Wolken / USA Today
The Supreme Court struck down admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that used race in college admissions Thursday.
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What Was Clarence Thomas Thinking? The Most Baffling Argument a Supreme Court Justice Has Ever Made. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Supreme Court affirmative action ruling could widen college racial gap. By Meredith Kolodner / USA Today
Supreme Court Rejects Theory That Would Have Transformed American Elections. By Adam Liptak / NYT
A year after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Black women still struggle for access to reproductive health care. By Kimala Price / The Conversation
Republican voters grow more excited about Trump after his indictment. By Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story
“American Whitelash”: Fear-mongering and the rise in white nationalist violence. By Wesley Lowery / CBS News
Most Say Racial, Ethnic Discrimination A Significant Cause Of Political Divide: Poll. By Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill
Susan Lorincz: Prosecutor says there’s ‘insufficient evidence’ for murder charge against woman who shot her Black neighbor. By Shawn Nottingham and Zoe Sottile / CNN
The fight for Asian American studies in colleges gains ground. By Meena Venkataramanan / Wash Post
St. Louis Is the Struggling Downtown You Haven’t Heard Of — and Right-Wing Policies Are Making Things Worse. By Kevin McDermott / NYT
As the election cycle cranks up, Christians need to call out white Christian nationalism. By Kelly Brown Douglas and Bryan N. Massingale / RNS
Southern Baptists Want To Change Their Name, But Their Oppressive Legacy Will Remain. By Warren J. Blumenfeld / LGBTQ Nation
Unitarian Universalism revisits identity, values at 2023 gathering. By Kathryn Post / RNC
Slavery’s descendants: America’s family secret. By Reuters and NBC News
A Brief History of Affirmative Action and the Assault on Race-Conscious Admissions. By Wil Del Pilar / The Education Trust
The struggle to regain home land at the heart of ‘Lakota Nation vs. United States.’ By Morning Joe / MSNBC
Angela Bassett to receive honorary Oscar. By AP and Andscape
After family’s long fight, Lena Ferguson gets honor from the DAR. By Corinne Dorsey / Wash Post
Jim Brown’s life and legacy are still strong in Cleveland. By Branson Wright / Andscape
Victor Wembanyama Buzz Has San Antonio Businesses Eager to Cash In. By Santul Nerkar / NYT
Thompson Twins Are Ready for the N.B.A., but Not to Split Up. By David Gardner / NYT
Diversity, equity and inclusion: The new American battlefield. By Tirien Steinbach / The Hill
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Harvard legacy admissions lawsuit follows affirmative action Supreme Court ruling. By Collin Bindley / AP and Fortune.
Ron DeSantis is campaigning on his record. Judges keep saying it’s unconstitutional. By Steve Contorno / CNN
Donald Trump Sinks to a New Low by Dog-Whistling an Old Racist Tune. By David Margolick / The Nation
