Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Crystal Dunn is playing with freedom — and fury. By Tamerra Griffin / Andscape
150 Years of Black Activism in Sports, With Dr. Harry Edwards | The Nation. By Dave Zirin / The Nation Podcast
The Unsung African American Scientists of the Manhattan Project. By Farrell Evans / History
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Alabama brawl turns spotlight on Montgomery’s racial history. By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Chandelis Duster / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest ( Vacation: Return on Aug 10)
The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest Easier. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
How the Supreme Court’s overturning of affirmative action could lead to the end of legacy admissions. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Tim Scott Once Confronted Racism Head On. Not Anymore. By Garrison Hayes / Mother Jones
Congressional Black Caucus allies launch ‘eight-figure’ effort to flip the House. By Ben Kamisar / NBC News
Hispanic GOP caucus grows its numbers — and wants to increase its influence. By Marianna Sotomayor / Wash Post
President Biden Announces Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms As Senior Advisor For Public Engagement. The White House
Texas A&M interim dean resigns after Kathleen McElroy’s botched hiring. By William Melhado and Alejandro Serrano / Texas Tribune
Black people in redlined neighborhoods face higher risks for heart failure. By Justin Gamble / CNN
Carlee Russell Is Home. These Black Women and Girls Are Still Missing. By Capital B Staff
Barack Obama Warns American Christians That Sacred Texts Are Threatened. By Claude Wooten / MSN
Arizona Church Burnings Recall a Dark Past. By Miriam Davidson / The Progressive
Black Catholics’ congress stresses their ‘rightful place’ in US church. By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / NCR
Abigail Oduol seized the moment to organize for anti-racism in her workplace. By Kathryn Post / RNS
RFK Jr’s Unhinged Antisemitism Is No Surprise. By Jeffrey Salkin / RNS
At ‘ground zero’ for slavery, a new museum helps rewrite history. By Edward Ball / Wash Post
My Life in the Aftermath of Martin Luther King’s Assassination. By Clarence B. Jones and Stuart Connelly / The New Yorker
What America Loses Without Jesse Jackson’s Voice. By Janell Ross / Time
Racial identity is more fluid than you might think. By David Byler / Wash Post
How Do You Tell the Story of 50 Years of Hip-Hop? By Jon Caramanica / NYT
A Newly Discovered Realm of Accomplishment for John Coltrane. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
Hannibal Buress the Rapper’s Warmup Act? Hannibal Buress the Comedian. By Carrie Battan / The New Yorker
