Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Building Beloved Communities: The Life and Work of Rev. Dr. Paul Smith: By Hildi Hendrickson / Amazon Books
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too. By Kris Manjapra / The Conversation
The Spanish Slave Ship Carlotta “Denounced” By a Shark (1894). By Aderivaldo Ramos de Santana / AAIHS
When a ‘Diverse’ Book Ban Goes Awry. By Bill Lueders / The Bulwark
Dave Chappelle’s Not Kidding. By David Frum / The Atlantic
Beyoncé’s new song is an anthem for the Great Resignation. By Lucy Bayly / CNN
How Brothers With No Acting Experience Landed Leading Roles In Disney+ Movie On Antetokounmpo Brothers. By Tim Casey / Forbes
Before Jackie Robinson made history, he went 7 for 7 in his D.C. debut. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
Arthur Ashe: US sport’s greatest Black icon? By Paul Gittings / CNN
“He went against all odds”: Cycling superstar Major Taylor was first Black American to win world championship. By Elise Preston / CBS News
LeBron James and Naomi Osaka team up to launch media company. By Adela Suliman / Wash Post
The NBA has never seen a draft prospect quite like Chet Holmgren. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Beyond Jan. 6: Trump’s mob violence is now the standard GOP model. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Why Did Republicans Become So Extreme? By Paul Krugman / NYT
Republicans maintain racism by fighting critical race theory. By Ibram X. Kendi / USA Today
Buffalo shooting suspect: Motive was to prevent ‘eliminating the white race.’ By AP and NPR
The End Of Roe v. Wade Would Be A Disaster For Black Mothers. By Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost
Black lawmakers ‘outraged’ over Va. health commissioner demand action. By Jenna Portnoy and Gregory S. Schneider / Wash Post
What happened when a Black Tennessee town faced a state takeover. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Historically Black colleges should no longer have to do more with less. By Tony Allen and Glenda Glover / Wash Post
Why Juneteenth Should Matter to the Church. By Ed Gilbrith / Christian Science Webinar
Why White Evangelicals Should Claim John Brown. By Louis A. Decaro Jr. / Christianity Today
A sacrament of love: Black Catholic reflections on the life and legacy of bell hooks. By LaRyssa D. Herrington / NCR
How evangelical Christians are sizing up the 2024 GOP race for president. By Natalie Allison and Meridith McGraw / Politico
‘You wear out’: How chronic illness grounds and inspires William Barber’s activism. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Debunking Historical Myths with My High School Students. By Katie Wills Evans / The Progressive
