Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Meet the thrilling Reds, turbo-boosted by Elly De La Cruz: ‘A new generation, a new era.’ By C. Trent Rosecrans / The Athletic
Florida A&M to forgo future Orange Blossom Classic games, says athletic director. By Brandon King / HBCU Sports
GOP state attorneys general shift affirmative action battle lines to the workplace. By Wyatte Grantham-Phillips and Geoff Mulvhill / PBS
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured ‘Gut-level Hatred’ Is Consuming Our Political Life. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
How the myth of a ‘model minority’ works to divide Americans. By Theodore R. Johnson / Wash Post
The Next Battle Over Colorblindness Has Begun. By Sonya B. Starr / NYT
This Is One Republican Strategy That Isn’t Paying Off. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
From John Birch to Donald Trump: How the GOP got “devoured by their own Frankenstein monster.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Top donors, souring on DeSantis, start looking at Tim Scott. By Sally Goldenberg and Natalie Allison / Politico
Tommy Tuberville, a US Senator in 2023, Has Only Just Come Around to the Idea That White Supremacists Are Racist. By Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair
Biden’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs tangles with GOP at Senate hearing. By Dan Lamothe / Wash Post
Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid. By Hanna Trudo / The Hill
3 ways Black people say their white co-workers and managers can support them and be an antidote to systemic racism. By Jennifer R. Joe and Wendy K. Smith / The Conversation
Black men are at an increased risk for melanoma, study finds. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
For too many Christians, the lines between dominionism, nationalism and fascism are blurred. By Karen Swallow Prior / RNS
Black Churches Concerned About Expulsion from SBC. By Bob Smietana / Christianity Today
Mormon leaders – whose church is often associated with the GOP – push back against one-party politics. By David Campbell / The Convesation
Why We Shouldn’t Lose Faith in Organized Religion. By Tish Harrison Warren / NYT
America’s back-and-forth struggle toward equality continues. By Jim Jones / The Hill
Larry Wilmore: A Candid Conversation on Television, Culture, and Creativity – The Assignment with Audie Cornish – Podcast on CNN Audio
The West’s water system is grappling with a racist past and hotter future. By Lauren Sommer / NPR
I love hip-hop. But I’m so over the ‘ride-or-die’ chick. By Shanita Hubbard / Wash Post
The NFL says it wants diversity in coaching; the XFL is actually doing it. By Jim Trotter / The Athletic
ESPN’s ‘First Take’: Skip and Stephen A. embraced debate, played the hits and changed TV. By By Rustin Dodd, Jayson Jenks and Stephen J. Nesbitt / The Athletic
‘Your life can get back to normal’: How Brittney Griner’s return to WNBA inspires former detainees. By Ben Pickman / The Athletic
Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka Welcomes Baby Girl! By Amira Castilla / The Root
