Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
How to transition to natural hair — and learn to love it : Life Kit. By Venessa Handy / NPR
Rooney Rule at 20: A look back at the policy that changed the NFL’s hiring of Black coaches.
Serena Williams has a new game plan: venture capital. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Isiah Thomas interview: NBA star reflects on 1986’s No Crime Day in Detroit. By Josh Levin / Slate
Mike review – Tyson biopic series struggles to pack a punch. By AA Dowd / The Guardian
Dennis Rodman could hurt Brittney Griner’s cause, experts say. By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
Jan. 6 hearings are about race even if it’s not being talked about. Sandhya Dirks / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Fear of Fascism. By Tom Nichols / The Atlantic
Federal Judge Declares Ron DeSantis’s Ridiculous “Woke Indoctrination” Law Unconstitutional. By Bess Levin / Vanity Fair
Republicans Are America’s Problem. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed. By Ashley Lopez / NPR
US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules. By Samira Asma-Sadeque / The Guardian
Rep. Jim Clyburn says there’s a “dark place” on the horizon for voting rights. By Aaron Navarro / CBS News
How a Storied Phrase Became a Partisan Battleground. By Jazmine Ulloa / NYT
Joe Biden To Host Unity Summit Against Hate-Fueled Violence In. By Zeke Miller / HuffPost
Tim Scott’s book of miracles. By Kathleen Parker / Wash Post
More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, many reconsider their future here. By Jaden Edison / The Texas Tribune
Free college tuition for Native students becoming more common. By Emma Hall / NPR
Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000. By Debra Kamin / NYT
When will their churches condemn the Christian nationalism of MAGA politicians? By David Dark / RNS
Book aims to undo the tangles of race and Catholicism. By Maureen H. O’Connell / NCR
Beyoncé invites church girls to celebrate their freedom. By Candice Marie Benbow / RNS
Descendants of Jesuit slaves say church is delaying promised reparations. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
When Did Racism Begin? By Vanita Seth / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
In 1896, Black intellectuals criticized The Post’s coverage of race. By John Kelly / Wash Post
The Sexual Criminalization of Black Women. By Keona K. Ervin / AAIHS
How a trip to D.C. helped James Baldwin affirm his Southern identity. By Blake Rogers Wilson / Wash Post
Josephine Baker Was the Star France Wanted—and the Spy It Needed. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Black Music Sunday: Chicago and the urban electric blues. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Unfinished Business of Michael K. Williams. By Saki Knafo / NYT
