Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Heather McGhee on Moving Beyond “Drained-Pool Politics.” By Felicia Wong and Michael Tomasky / TNR Podcast
After Front Door Shooting, Kansas City Grapples With Race. By Mitch Smith / NYT
Has Black Lives Matter Changed the World? By Jay Caspian King / The New Yorker
Hopelessness about the future is a key reason some Black young adults consider suicide, new study finds. Janelle R. Goodwell / The Conversation
Pastor Franklyn Richardson: ‘Black Church cannot be understood separately from civil rights movement.’ By Leonard Blair / Christian Post
Christian nationalists have provoked a pluralist resistance. By Ruth Braunstein / RNS
Black students in Washington state played key role in the Civil Rights Movement, new book states. By Marc Arsell Robinson / The Conversation
C.L.R. James, Man of Paradox. By Gerald Horne / The Nation
The Exhibit That Reveals Toni Morrison’s Obsessions. By Syreeta McFadden / The Atlantic
These Black Mothers Bet on Themselves and Transformed Las Vegas. By Annellise Orleck / Mother Jones
‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ Review: The Nitty-Gritty Beyond ‘Tutti Frutti.’ By Ben Kenigsberg / NYT
A new docuseries explores the Black Panther who shaped Tupac: His mom. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday with jazz. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘Abbott Elementary’ Lets Black Kids Be Kids. By Nicole Achempong / The Atlantic
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake Trailer Takes On Race, Culture And Basketball. By Kimberly Richards / HuffPost
Anonymous NBA player poll 2023: Who’s the MVP? Most overrated player? Best and worst fans? Sam Amick and Josh Robbins / The Athletic
“No Rain in the Forecast”—Fans Slam Bubba Wallace as They Dismiss NASCAR’s Bold “Momentum” Claim. By Dasnoor Anand / Essentially Sports
Trapped in the Trumpocene nightmare. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (May 1)
Kansas City Homeowner Is Charged In Shooting Of Black Teen. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Clarence Thomas’s explanations fail the laugh test. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Connecting Clarence Thomas and Donald Trump: Tied together by a mutual worship of corrupt power. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Is a New Civil Rights Movement Taking Hold in Nashville? By Joan Walsh / The Nation
Freedom is under assault in Ron DeSantis’s Florida. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
Sen. Tim Scott Wants To Sell Unity To The Party Of White Grievance. Good Luck With That. By Michael Arceneaux / HuffPost
A Man Whom Trump Reviled Is Running for Office in Harlem. ‘Karma,’ He Says. By Mara Gay / NYT
The Unequal Racial Burdens of Rising Seas. By Emily Raboteau / NYT
Louisiana Republicans Want to Ban Colleges From Teaching About Racism. By Tori Otten / The New Republic
Black People Live Longer In Areas Where There Are More Black Doctors: Study. By Stacy Jackson / Black Enterprise
Howard Thurman: A Bridge Between Movements. By Tryce D. Prince / AAIHS
