Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A history of the Holocaust that probes the use and abuse of memory. By Judy Batalion / Wash Post
The Forgotten History of Chinese Railroad Workers Rises From the Texas Dust. By Zachary Small / NYT
Jamila Minnicks’ debut novel raises complex questions about the costs of integration. By Lawrence O’Neal / Andscape
He Quit Singing Because of Body Shaming. Now He’s Making a Comeback. By Javier C. Hernandez / NYT
The Sound of Sonny. By Ben Ratliff / NYT
Student. Athlete. Mogul? By Bruce Schoenfeld / NYT
Inside Patrick Mahomes’ ability to recover quickly: ‘He’s wired differently.’ By Rustin Dodd and Nate Talor / The Atheletic
LeBron James scoring tracker: Lakers star less than 120 points away from record, on pace to break it Feb. 4. By Brad Botkin / CBS
Violent History Echoes in the Killing of Tyre Nichols. By Emil Yetlin / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The limited usefulness of Black conservatives. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Teachers say parents, laws are changing how they teach race and gender. By Hannah Natanson / Wash Post
Are Standardized Tests Racist, or Are They Anti-racist? By Neil Lewis Jr. The Atlantic
The Biden administration is finally ready to show teeth on housing discrimination. By Rachel M. Cohen / Vox
Unbought and Unbossed: The Racism That Comes With The Fight For Reproductive Rights. By Nicole Moore / HuffPost
The life-and-death consequences of the shortage of Black psychiatrists. By Amanda J. Calhoun / Slate
In an HBCU first, Howard awarded $90 million military research contract. By Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
The Church Was Meant to Enjoy Its Diversity, Not Wish It Away. By Helen Lee and Michelle Ami Reyes / CT
How Southern California helped birth white Christian nationalism. By Yonat Shimron / Religion News
Editorial: Republican agenda hardly reflective of Catholic values. By NCR Editorial Staff / NCR
USCCB official: The church must admit its role in destroying Native American culture. By Dan Stockman / GSR
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom. By Viola Franziska Muller / The Conversation
Louis Congo: Ex-Slave and Executioner of Louisiana. By Menika Dirkson / AAIHS
The Poetry of a Prison Uprising. By Elias Rodriques / Dissent Magazine
2023 Oscar noms exclude acclaimed films by and about Black people. By Michelle Garcia / NBC News
You People’: A master class in race relations, delivered as comedy. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Exclusive: Gary Bettman not interested in ‘debate’ with Ron DeSantis over discrimination claim. By Matthew Fairburn / The Athletic
Stephen A. Smith talks about debate TV shows and his new memoir. By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
Tony Dungy shows the regressive and intolerant worst in sports. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Ben Shelton is adding his name to America’s Black tennis talent to watch. By Andrew Jones / Andscape
Florida is offering an advanced lesson in anti-Blackness. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Violent History Echoes in the Killing of Tyre Nichols. By Emil Yetlin / NYT