Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A university town explores reparations for a Black community uprooted by urban renewal. By Diane Bernard / Wash Post
The Life of H. Rap Brown aka Jamil Al-Amin. By Rembert Browne / Time
Sian Proctor, the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft: ‘The reality is that solving for space solves for Earth.’ By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
Tupac Shakur’s life, legacy to be subject of massive exhibit. By Jonathan Landrum Jr. / ABC News
Kaepernick compares treatment of players at NFL combine to slavery. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
Atlanta Braves Fans Celebrate World Series Win With Racist Cheer That Won’t Go Away. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
How MLB continues its focus on growing the sport among African Americans. By Richard Harris / The Undefeated
New Black N.B.A. Coaches Wonder Why It Took So Long to Get a Shot. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
American Psychological Association apologizes for contributing to systemic racism. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured White Racial Anxiety Strikes Again. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
The Biden Administration Doesn’t Take Voter Suppression Seriously. By Jason Linkins / TNR
Black Caucus emerges as winner in spending package. By Marty Johnson / The Hill
In a setback for Black Lives Matter, mayoral campaigns shift to ‘law and order.’ By Tim Craig / Wash Post
NY Attorney General Letitia James announces run for governor. By Aaron Katersky / ABC News
D.C. statehood is a voting rights issue. By Michael D. Brown / Wash Post
Ideologues exist on the left and the right. Only one side threatens the country. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Fighting to preserve Trump’s legacy: Manchin and Sinema cement his only legislative achievement. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Families Of Charleston Shooting Victims Reach $88 Million Settlement With Justice Dept. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman and Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost
For Black and Latino gun owners, being armed “evens the playing field.” By Grace Baek / CBS News
How Big Tobacco made menthol racial. By Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon
Atlanta, long known as the seat of Black economic and political power, votes on its future in mayoral election. By Tim Craig and Vanessa Williams / Wash Post
Derek Chauvin jurors speak out for first time about George Floyd’s murder. By Ray Sanchez / CNN
Kids were fighting in school. Dads began patrolling campus, and the violence stopped. By Sydney Page / Wash Post
Facing Up to the Racist Legacy of America’s Immigration Laws. By Reece Jones / NYT
How the Attica prison uprising started — and why it still resonates today. By Dave Davies / NPR
Torpedoing Black Radicalism: The Case of Hugh Mulzac. By Tony Pecinovsky / AAIHS
“If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective. By Marian Jones / The Nation
Debate over teaching books by Black authors has roots in violent 1974 clash in West Virginia. By Sarah Posner / Wash Post
Yes, anti-lynching laws are mostly symbolic. That’s what makes them important. By Theodore R. Johnson / Wash Post
They put a spell on us: Black musicians and spooky tunes for Halloween. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
