Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Marvin Gaye’s iconic NBA All-Star Game national anthem: ‘He turned that thing into his own.’ By David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic
Supreme Court allows ‘race neutral’ Virginia high school admissions policy that bolsters diversity. By Lawrence Hurley / NBC News
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Man on a mission: NFL great Alan Page’s quest for justice in football and beyond. By Dan Pompei / The Athletic
The Florida Fraudster and the Russian ‘Killer.’ By Maureen Dowd / NYT
Prominent NYT Columnist Tells Biden To Step Aside: ‘He Is Not Up For This.’ By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
Haley Says She Is Going the Distance Against Trump. Here’s Her Plan. By Jazmine Ulloa / NYT
Kamala Harris: Inside her quiet effort to break through the Biden campaign’s information bubble. By Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN
Our Society is Not a Bee Hive. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states. By Acacia Coronado / Independent
Struck from a jury for being Black? It still happens all too often. By Stephen Bright / Wash Post
Mistrial declared in murder case of ex-Ohio deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. By AP and NBC News
Black women may prefer Black OBs due to fear of discrimination, dying during pregnancy. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
HBCUs Show Highest Financial Payoffs For Black Graduates In 2024. By Rafael Pena / Black Enterprise
Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders’ intent. By Peter Smith / ABC News
Can evangelical Christianity be saved? I still believe — but only if it dumps Trump. By Nathaniel Manderson / Salon
Prominent Black Church Leaders Call for End of U.S. Aid to Israel. By Audra D. S. Burch and Maya King / NYT
‘Black Liturgies’ book offers prayers for Black-centered spiritual liberation. By Kathryn Post / RNS
Yale University apologizes for its role in slavery. By Susan Svrluga and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Wash Post
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery. By Russ Bynum / AP
He unearthed his roots. Now he digs up lost stories of enslaved people. By Sydney Page / Wash Post
With ‘Gems’ From Black Collections, the Harlem Renaissance Reappears. By Aruna D’Souza / NYT
The Missing Piece of the Bob Marley Biopic. By Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic
National Black Movie Day is a celebration — and a call for action. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Allow Beyoncé To Remind You Where Country Really Came From. By Ruth Etiesit Samuel / HuffPost
New ‘Peanuts’ special will finally let Franklin sit by White friends. By Samantha Chery / Wash Post
Is It Too Early to Consider Mahomes in the Greatest-Quarterback-Ever Conversation? By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
