Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
HBCUs ring up nearly a billion dollars in exposure through success in sports. By David Squires / The Undefeated
The Man Behind Critical Race Theory. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Rev. William J. Barber II: America is now at the “most critical time, between life and death.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Activists Hope a New Voting Rights Bill Might Finally Overcome the Senate Filibuster. By Grace Segers / TNR
Senate Democrats Close To Agreement On Voting Rights Compromise. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Judge Blocks Florida’s GOP-Backed ‘Anti-Riot’ Law. By Curt Anderson / HuffPost
What year is it in America, anyway? How complacency and naiveté brought us to this crisis. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Louisiana Police Head Would Welcome A DOJ Probe Into Racial Profiling / NPR
Black Opioid Overdose Deaths Increasing Faster Than Whites, Study Finds. By Marisa Penaloza / NPR
Hunger rose for Latino and Black families in 2020 despite federal pandemic aid. By Reuters / NBC News
Minorities And Women In The Air Force Face Harassment And Bias, A Study Finds. By AP / NPR
The pandemic released a wave of anti-Asian hate. Now they’re fighting bias in their own pews. By Sarah Ngu / NBC News
What’s Truly Behind Buckhead’s Push to Split from Atlanta to Form Its Own City? Community Leaders and Critics Say It’s ‘Taxes, Money & Race.’ By Kavontae Smalls / Atlanta Black Star
Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Hampton to advocate for more focus on STEM. By Mia Berry / The Undefeated
Queen Elizabeth supports Black Lives Matter movement, says aide. By Jack Guy / CNN
Robert E. Lee was a stone-cold loser. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
Where are the monuments to Confederate Gen. James Longstreet? By Stephen A. Holmes / CNN
Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII. By Tony Pecinovsky / AAIHS
Colson Whitehead on moving from Underground Railroad and Nickel Boys to Harlem Shuffle. By Laura Miller / Slate
Take a Look in the Mirror: The Horror of the New “Candyman” Is Complicity. By Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
Theme songs: Meet the Black music and musicians who serenade us from the small screen. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Venus Williams: The Thing That Has Really Made Me Tough. By Venus Williams / NYT
Why Stephen A. Smith wanted Max Kellerman off ESPN’s ‘First Take.’ By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
What to Know About the Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits Against Deshaun Watson. By Ben Shipigel / NYT
‘Muhammad Ali’ Explores the Many Layers of ‘the Greatest.’ By Finn Cohen / NYT
Black quarterbacks are taking over the NFL. But there’s still more ground to gain. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Carmelo Anthony Still Feels Like He’s Proving Himself. By Vinson Cunningham / The New Yorker
George W. Bush compares violent domestic extremists to 9/11 terrorists. By Sarah Elbeshbishi / USA Today
Biden vowed to make racial justice the heart of his agenda – is it still beating? By Lauren Gambino / The Guardian
Black Lives Matter: How far has the movement come? By Kwasi Konadu and Bright Gyamfi / The Conversation
