Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Julius Eastman’s Great Expectations. By David Hajdu / The Nation
All comedy is Black: How Richard Pryor killed the white comedian. By Michael Harriot / The Grio
Solange Knowles becomes the first Black woman to compose music for NYC Ballet. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Snoop Dogg Launches ‘Snoop Loopz’ Breakfast Cereal. By Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost
NBA Won’t Host Election Day Games In Effort To Increase Voter Turnout. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
In His Football Return, Deshaun Watson Tries a New Move — Contrition. By Jenny Vrentas / NYT
Learning and Healing in the Archive of Black Thought. By Edna Bonhomme / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Jan. 6 hearings are about race even if it’s not being talked about. Sandhya Dirks / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured I Taught My 4th Grade Class About White Privilege And Their Response Was Eye-Opening. By Justin Mazzola / HuffPost
Faced with a rise of extremism within its ranks, the US military has clamped down on racist speech, including retweets and likes. By Dwight Stirling / The Conversation
The Republican Plan To Devastate Public Education in America. By Brynn Tannehill / TNR
60% of Latino voters say U.S. is ‘on the wrong track’ but remain largely ignored by both parties. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Police shot Jayland Walker 41 times. His mother is fighting for his memory. By Praveena Somasundaram / Wash Post
Climate and Tax Bill to Rewrite Embattled Black Farmer Relief Program. By Alan Rappeport / NYT
Oprah donated $13 million to Morehouse College. Her endowment is now the largest in the school’s history. By Amir Vera / CNN
Republicans keep mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism.’ By Jack Jenkins / Religion News
The U.S. Needs a National Plan for Racial Justice. Ejim Dike / The Progressive
Lincoln’s midterms: The lessons of 1862, and how they may still apply. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
When America Joined the Cult of the Confederacy. By Brent Staples / NYT
One reason why America’s wealth gap persists across generations. By Jennifer Ludden / NPR
‘Maynard’ Review – The Hollywood Reporter. By Frank Scheck / The Hollywood Reporter
Sam Gooden, founding member of the Impressions soul group, dies at 87. By Terence McArdle / Wash Post
Bill Russell’s No. 6 is being retired across the NBA. By AP and NPR
More Black Former N.F.L. Players Eligible for Concussion Payouts. By Ken Belson / NYT
A Philly Basketball Reunion Draws N.B.A. Stars Back Home. By Kris Rhim / NYT
Serena Williams Forced Her Way Into the Tennis History Books. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
