Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
I played with 42-year-old Jerry Rice in the NFL. This is the lesson I carry with me. By Jerheme Urban / The Athletic
From Russell Wilson to Justin Fields, the legacy of cheap shots at Black QBs endures. By Ken Makin / Andscape
Why Can’t the N.B.A. Move On from Its Old Stars? By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
Think Like a Zebra. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry Digest
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Splendid Isolation: The Unsung Generation. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry Digest
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force. By J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam / Propublica
The Right-Wing Myth of American Heritage. By Leighton Woodhouse / NYT
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat. By Jason Beeferman and Emily Ngo / Politico
Republicans Are Making One of the Most Gerrymandered States in the Nation Even More Rigged. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
Black Unemployment Is Not An Accident, It Is A Racial Purge. By Stacey Patton / Newsone
Letitia James Case Shows Ruthlessness of Justice Dept. in Trump’s Grip. By Jonah E. Bromwich and Michael S. Schmidt / NYT
Black, Latino and international student enrollments drop at Harvard. By Todd Wallack and Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
Oklahoma Is Ground Zero in Trump’s “America First” Education Push. By Jennifer Smith Richards / Propublica
Six States Lead Nation in Anti-DEI Legislative Push, New Report Finds. By Jamal Watson / The EduLedger
Trump beats the drums of war for direct action in Venezuela. By Karen DeYoung et al. / Wash Post
The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War. By Eric Rosenbach and Chris Li / NYT
Hamas, diminished but not destroyed, reasserts itself in Gaza. By Matt Bradley / NBC News
New York faith leaders join ‘No Kings’ march against Trump administration agenda. By Fiona Andre’ / RNS
Pete Hegseth Is the Pentagon’s Holy Warrior. By Missy Ryan / The Atlantic
Mandatory mourning. By Mac Loftin / The Christian Century
A Horrific Tale of the Slave Trade, Destined to Become a Classic. By Marcus Rediker / NYT
US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future. By Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa / The Guardian
The Million Man March 30 Years Later: A Reflection on the Accountability of Atonement. By Edmond W. Davis / Eurweb
Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks With the Clear Voice of a Free Man. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing: The Psychiatrist Who Redefined Racism And Paid The Price For Telling The Truth. By Gee NY / ShineMyCrown
Why ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ is devastating audiences. By Anne Branigin / Wash Post
The slow, painful decline of Black celebrity activism. By Jerel Ezell / Salon
‘Nightmare for the league’: Gambling scandal roils the NBA. By Andrew Greif and Rohan Nadkarni / NBC News
Kevin Durant becomes highest earning player in NBA history. By Max Winters / Daily Mail
Ohtani, the Greatest Shoh on Earth, just had the greatest game in baseball history. By Jason Stark / The Athletic
