Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough – just look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction. By Jessica Pressman / The Conversation
The ‘Black Panther’ Sequel That Never Was. By Reggie Ugwu / NYT
Sloane Stephens Wants to Make Tennis More Equitable and Accessible for All. By Vanity Fair
Black men in sports are speaking out about their mental health. By Ken Makin / Andscape
How faith helped NBA legend David Robinson on and off the court. By Corey Robinson / NBC Today
Jesus Was a Brown Baby. By Dorena Williamson / Christianity Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured It’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fight. By Robert Reich / The…
What Democrats should have learned from the midterms: It’s time to fight for justice. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Los Angeles mayor says the city will move unhoused people indoors. By Ayana Archie / NPR
In Criticism of Eric Adams, Some See Echoes of David Dinkins. By Jeffery C. Mays and Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT
Book banning is bad policy. Let’s make it bad politics. By E.J. Dionne / Wash Post
Man who pleaded guilty to hate crime ordered to write essays about racism. By Gloria Oladipo / The Guardian
Candace Owens Exposes Only Herself in Her BLM Documentary. By Eamon Whalen / Mother Jones
This School District Is Ground Zero for Harsh Discipline of Native Students in New Mexico. By Bryant Furlow, Asia Fields, Maya Miller and Joel Jacobs / Propublica
For the 1st time, a Black female Marine is set to be a 2-star general. By Irene Loewenson / Marine Times
Historically Black Colleges, Family Sacrifices, and the American Dream. By Liann Herder / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed.
William Barber launches new center at Yale, will retire from church. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Pushing back against hate does matter. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
Think America is a ‘Christian nation’? George Washington didn’t. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
“We Will Get Destroyed”: Evangelicals Are Quietly Ditching Donald Trump’s 2024 Bid. By Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair
Catholic group under attack by GOP for aiding migrants says its work ‘is mandated by the gospel.’ By Gabe Ortiz
Churchgoing and belief in God stand at historic lows, despite a megachurch surge. By Daniel de Vise / The Hill
How Will History Remember Jan. 6? By Lydia Polgreen / NYT
Henrietta Lacks statue to replace Robert E Lee monument in Virginia. By Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian
The Black Seminoles: How Fugitive Slaves Escaped To Mexico Before The Civil War. By Bilal G. Morris / Newsone
Was the Civil War Inevitable? By David W. Blight / NYT
