Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
African Americans are creating their own mindfulness spaces. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
What the History of Criminalizing Black Mothers Tells Us About the Post-Roe Legal Landscape. By Dahlia Lithwick / Slate
July Fourth parade led to a massacre of Black people in Hamburg, S.C. By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
Black Marines who served on racially segregated Montford Point are being honored. By Jay Price / NPR
Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88. By Alexa Mills / Wash Post
Ed Dwight was in line to be the first Black astronaut. History had other ideas. By Mycah Hazel / NPR
Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
11 weeks after Jackie Robinson’s debut, Larry Doby arrived. By Frederic J. Frommer / Wash Post
Former NFL star Demaryius Thomas’ family says he had CTE. By CBS News
Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope. By John Blake / CNN
Out West, we know the right-wing extremist threat just keeps rising. By Leah Scottile / Wash Post
Ohio Police Officers On Paid Leave After Fatal Shooting Of Black Driver. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
Arizona moves “to kill public education” with new universal voucher law. By Kathryn Joyce / Salon
Tesla hit with new lawsuit alleging racial abuse against Black workers. By Reuters / NBC News
Who Segregated America? By Colin Gordon / Dissent
After Roe’s fall, Black churches support some or all reproductive health options. By Adele M. Banks / RNS
Watch Sermon on Roe v. Wade By Dr Howard John Wesley / Alfred Street Baptist Church
Emmett Till’s family wants woman arrested after warrant unearthed 67 years later. By AP and NBC News
Once Again The Supreme Court Breaks America’s Promise To Tribes. By Chuck Hoskin Jr / HuffPost
Medal of Freedom recipients: Denzel Washington, Simone Biles, more. Darlene Superville / USA Today
R. Kelly: Jim DeRogatis on why 30-year sentence is just the beginning. By Nitish Pahwa / Slate
The SNCC Freedom Singers: Songs of strength and courage that mobilized people to vote. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘The Message’ turns 40: How the groundbreaking record changed hip-hop. By Jim Beckerman / North Jersey
Whoopi Goldberg, Dick Gregory comedy impact told in ‘Right To Offend.’ By Elise Brisco / USA Today
Why today’s Black QBs owe late pioneer Marlin Briscoe a huge debt. By Mike Jones / USA Today
Venus Williams Has Perfect Response To Tennis Reporter’s Ridiculous Question. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
