Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Legacy of Black architect Paul Williams is not new but it’s worthy of celebration all the same. By Lauren Floyd / Daily Kos
Every stitch tells a story: A Black quilter confronts injustice. By Jingnan Peng / CSM
Film honors African American women who were ‘Rosie the Riveters’ during World War II. By Dana Hedgpeth / Wash Post
Let us make a musical resolution to lift our voices in harmony in this New Year. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding: a dream collaboration for ‘Iphigenia’. By Sharon Brooks / The Undefeated
Issa Rae’s Insecure’s final season leaves a lasting legacy. By Nylah Burton / Vox
Desmond Tutu understood how sports and politics intertwined. By Kevin Blackstone / Wash Post
Sam Jones, a core member of the great 1960s Celtics, was a great shooter. And a lot more. By John Feinstein / Wash Post
I Investigated Bonds and Clemens. Yes, They Belong in Cooperstown. By Jeff Novitzky / NYT
After a “Reckoning,” in 2021 America Looked Away From Racism. By Janell Ross / Time
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The riot, the republic and the fight for America’s soul. By Jonathan Allen / NBC News
A New Origin Story: The 1619 Project. By Nikole Hannah Jones / NYT Magazine
Trump’s MAGA movement suffered in 2021 — but has big comeback plans for 2022. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Poor People’s Campaign, progressive members of Congress vow to fight on for BBB. By Sarah Anderson / Salon
Black voters were key to Biden’s 2020 win. What did they think of his first year? By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Top Florida newspaper knocks Gov. Ron DeSantis for fear-mongering “critical race theory” bill. By Bob Brigham / Raw Story
Where Are Black Parents’ Voices on Critical Race Theory? By Kali Holloway / The Nation
‘I Look Like the Strategy’: Winsome Sears Wants Black Voters to Rethink the G.O.P. By Campbell Robertson / NYT
It’s a YouTube Inauguration for Pittsburgh’s First Black Mayor. By Keith Reed / The Root
Challengers say ‘race blind’ redistricting maps are anything but. By Tierney Sneed / CNN
Why Are More Black Kids Suicidal? A Search for Answers. By Christina Caron / NYT
How a state capital became one of the deadliest US cities. By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar / CNN
Angela Davis on Imagining New Worlds, the Campaign to Free Mumia and the Biden Presidency. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
For Black families, is selling Grandma’s house the right choice? By Laurel Wamsley / NPR
Asian Americans have the biggest wealth gap. Here’s how they’re helping one another this year. By Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News
Sickle Cell Math Is Brutally Simple, but Not Widely Taught. By Gina Kolata / NYT
Where Is the Forgiveness and Grace in Cancel Culture? By Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
How extremist Christian theology is driving the right-wing assault on democracy. By Paul Rosenberg / Salon
Who Gets to Define What It Means to Live? By Nick Romeo / NYT
The Fierce Love of the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. By Laura Flanders / The Nation
