Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A new docuseries explores the Black Panther who shaped Tupac: His mom. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday with jazz. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘Abbott Elementary’ Lets Black Kids Be Kids. By Nicole Achempong / The Atlantic
‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake Trailer Takes On Race, Culture And Basketball. By Kimberly Richards / HuffPost
Anonymous NBA player poll 2023: Who’s the MVP? Most overrated player? Best and worst fans? Sam Amick and Josh Robbins / The Athletic
“No Rain in the Forecast”—Fans Slam Bubba Wallace as They Dismiss NASCAR’s Bold “Momentum” Claim. By Dasnoor Anand / Essentially Sports
Trapped in the Trumpocene nightmare. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (May 1)
Kansas City Homeowner Is Charged In Shooting Of Black Teen. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Clarence Thomas’s explanations fail the laugh test. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Connecting Clarence Thomas and Donald Trump: Tied together by a mutual worship of corrupt power. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Is a New Civil Rights Movement Taking Hold in Nashville? By Joan Walsh / The Nation
Freedom is under assault in Ron DeSantis’s Florida. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
Sen. Tim Scott Wants To Sell Unity To The Party Of White Grievance. Good Luck With That. By Michael Arceneaux / HuffPost
A Man Whom Trump Reviled Is Running for Office in Harlem. ‘Karma,’ He Says. By Mara Gay / NYT
The Unequal Racial Burdens of Rising Seas. By Emily Raboteau / NYT
Louisiana Republicans Want to Ban Colleges From Teaching About Racism. By Tori Otten / The New Republic
Black People Live Longer In Areas Where There Are More Black Doctors: Study. By Stacy Jackson / Black Enterprise
Howard Thurman: A Bridge Between Movements. By Tryce D. Prince / AAIHS
A fascist Jesus Christ: MAGA turns Donald Trump into a martyr. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
For embattled TN lawmakers, liberal faith movements were a training ground. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
A Christian’s Thoughts on the Problem of Christian Nationalism. By bill McKibben / The New Yorker
Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated continue to grow. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
AP African American Studies, CRT, And Redressing Institutional Racism. By Anique John / AAIHS
Professor Craig Wilder Talks Relationship Between Slavery, Higher Education During Annual Coit-Phelps Lecture. By Ella Kamm / Tufts Daily
Zora Neale Hurston’s Hometown in Florida Is in Peril. By Nick Tabor / NYT
