Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Mike Grier becomes the first Black general manager in NHL history. By AP and NBC News
Patrick Lyoya’s Death Casts A Light On How Police Mishandle Traffic Stops. By Phillip Jackson / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Jan. 6 committee’s Bennie Thompson, a historic Black lawmaker, sees echoes of America’s ‘dark history.’ By Kyla Guilfoil / ABC News
Mitt Romney: America Is In Denial / The Atlantic
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Moore v. Harper. It’s a grave threat to US democracy. By Ian Milhiser / Vox
Abortion, Like Prohibition, Has a Clear Racial Dimension. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Our Gun Myths Have Held America Hostage for Too Long. By Francisco Canti / NYT
Akron police shooting inflicts more trauma on people of color. Suzette Hackney / USA Today
Gen. Russel Honoré: Trump’s coup attempt “put us in the banana republic club.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Garland weighs racial equity as he considers death penalty in Buffalo. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Decades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential reads. By Jeff Inglis / The Conversation
Many Black children are dying by suicide, doctors say: Understanding the why — and how to help. By Kelly Livingston / ABC News
This conservative leader is trying to make white evangelical politics less white. By Susan Davis / NPR
America and the “Heathen”: How we set ourselves apart from “sh**hole countries.” By Kathryn Joyce / Salon
Incoming WCC head Jerry Pillay: ‘Our task is to proclaim God’s name.’ By Jack Jenkins / Religion News
The Catholic church is dictating reproductive health care — even in blue states. By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon
African Americans are creating their own mindfulness spaces. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
What the History of Criminalizing Black Mothers Tells Us About the Post-Roe Legal Landscape. By Dahlia Lithwick / Slate
July Fourth parade led to a massacre of Black people in Hamburg, S.C. By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
Black Marines who served on racially segregated Montford Point are being honored. By Jay Price / NPR
Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88. By Alexa Mills / Wash Post
Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas. By Mycah Hazel / NPR
Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
11 weeks after Jackie Robinson’s debut, Larry Doby arrived. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
Former NFL star Demaryius Thomas’ family says he had CTE. By CBS News
Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope. By John Blake / CNN
Out West, we know the right-wing extremist threat just keeps rising. By Leah Scottile / Wash Post
Ohio Police Officers On Paid Leave After Fatal Shooting Of Black Driver. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
Arizona moves “to kill public education” with new universal voucher law. By Kathryn Joyce / Salon
Tesla hit with new lawsuit alleging racial abuse against Black workers. By Reuters / NBC News
