Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A pioneering Black composer gets her due, 110 years after her debut. By Michael Andor Brodeur / Wash Post
A Brooklyn school’s students fought to add AP African American Studies to their curriculum. By Janelle Griffith / NBC News
A brief history of Black American folk music. By Estelle Caswell and Halley Brown / Vox
‘Black Adam’ Review. By Sonny Bunch / The Bulwark
After winning silver at the Montreal Olympics, two Black women were treated as heroes in their Southern hometowns. By Andrew Maraniss / Andscape
Rest in peace, Tony Brown. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
Author Jeff Pearlman on how Herschel Walker’s football career shaped his political one. By Ben Jacobs / Vox
Beer and baseball: Yurok Tribe tells its story through landmark sports deal. By Halllie Golden / The Guardian
How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good. By Steve Phillips / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The College-Admissions Merit Myth. By Adam Harris / The Atlantic
As midterms near, immigrants and voters of color being targeted with rampant misinformation. By Areeba Shah / Salon
Abrams and Warnock pursue very different strategies in key Georgia races. By Sahil Kapur / NBC News
Florida Senate debate: Takeaways from Marco Rubio and Val Demings. By Zac Anderson / Tallahassee Democrat
This Black governor-in-waiting is facing Obama-level expectations. By Brakkton Booker / Politico
What does Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas really believe? By Sean Illing / Vox
Redistricting fight over who is Black in Louisiana voting map. By Hansi Lo Wang / NPR
The Dangers of Ignoring the Latino Vote This November. By Bill Gallegos / The Nation
Does campus diversity justify affirmative action? Our study says yes. By Adam Chilton Justin Driver, Jonathan Masur and Kyle Rozema / Wash Post
Congress investigates Jackson water crisis and Mississippi’s use of federal funds. By Bracey Harris / NBC News
Babies born to Black mothers die far more often than those with white mothers. By Aria Bendix / NBC News
George Floyd’s family to file $250 million lawsuit against Ye, a.k.a. Kanye West. By Matt Adams / NPR
Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American on U.S. coins. By Ashley Ahn / NPR
Fewer than half of Americans may be Christian by 2070, according to new projections. By Bob Smietana / RNS
Catholics have a duty to combat voter suppression, webinar participants say. By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / NCR
How Warnock’s church highlights the key to Georgia’s Senate race. By Eugene Daniels / Politico
The Growing Religious Alliance to Ban LGBTQ Books. By David Masciotra / The New Republic
