Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Pete Hegseth’s Pastor Wants ‘Spiritual Warfare’ Waged On All. By Josh Kovensky / TPM
100 days of Pope Leo XIV: An early test for the first American pontiff. By Claire Giangravé / RNS
Hundreds of Catholic sisters walk Atlanta streets to pray for social, environmental justice. By Fiona Murphy / NCR
A new reading of Sherman’s march shows how enslaved people sought to free themselves. By Adria R. Walker / The Guardian
At Alabama plantation, families of enslavers and enslaved strike a deal. By Emmanuel Felton / Wash Post
North Carolina Confederate Monument Goes Too Far, Lawsuit Says. By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
As civil rights books are pulled from school shelves, one Alabama town is refusing to forget its story. By Annabel Grossman / Independent
Magic City docuseries highlights strip clubs’ influence on hip-hop. By James R. Sanders / NBC News
ESPN will not air Spike Lee’s docuseries on quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Guardian Staff
The shooting at NFL headquarters raises hard truths, but no easy answers. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Travis Hunter’s GPA Proves His Academic Commitment Is As Strong As His NFL Aspirations. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
Coco Gauff lets frustration out with racket smash in error-heavy Cincinnati Open loss. By Rory Robinson / The Mirror
A History of National Guard Deployments in Heavily Black U.S. Cities. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 23) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Black mayors and leaders decry Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard in cities. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Trump Keeps Targeting Black Folks, and the Reason Why is Staring Us In The Face. By Lawrence Ware / The Root
Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY.’ By Oren Oppenheim / ABC News
The Supreme Court May Be About To Deal A Final Blow To The Voting Rights Act. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era. By Aram Roston / USA Today
Over 60,000 Are in Immigration Detention, a Modern High, Records Show. By Chris Cameron and Hamed Aleaziz / NYT
Trump’s Assault on Universities Isn’t Just About Education. By Perry Bacon / TNR
At Colleges, Diversity Training Is Out. Dialogue Workshops Are In. By Aisha Baiocchi / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
West Point and Air Force Academy Affirmative Action Lawsuits Are Dropped. By Vimal Patel / NYT
When Is It Genocide? The Ezra Klein Show / NYT Podcast
South African coalition party says US trade deal may hinge on race policies. By Nellie Peyton / Reuters
Donald Trump Is About to Do to Europe What He’s Been Doing to America. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
Progressive Leaders Across the Americas Unite Against Growing Global Fascism. By José Luis Granados Ceja / Truthout
Black spirituality is what the world needs now. By Daryl Grigsby / Black Catholic Messenger
With new Vatican ambassador, Trump sends culture-war message to American Catholics. By Katherine Kelaidis / RNS
