Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Yes, we need a law protecting Black people against hair discrimination. By Toella Pliakas / Wash Post
Every pro team’s Jackie Robinson. By David Sabino / Andscape
Mystery Surrounds Brittney Griner’s Russian Ordeal 2 Months After Her Arrest. By Eric Tucker / HuffPost
Mike Tyson punches man apparently badgering him on flight, video shows. By Timothy Bella / Wash Post
To grow U.S. men’s volleyball, advocates turned to HBCUs. By Jonathan Gold / Wash Post
‘Democracy will wither’: Barack Obama outlines perils of unregulated big tech in sweeping speech. By Kari Paul / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 28) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Harvard Pledges $100 Million To Research, Atone For Role In Slavery. By Collin Binkley / HuffPost
Another Trump hate rally: The threats get worse, and polite America turns away. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
‘A racist move’: Florida’s DeSantis threatens Black voter power with electoral maps. By Andrew Witherspoon and Sam Levine / The Guardian
Another Black man killed by police: When is enough enough? By Editorial Board / Wash Post
Black Death Row Inmate Loses Supreme Court Appeal That Cited Racist Juror. By Nina Golgowski / HuffPost
3 Black churches rebuilding in Louisiana after 2019 arson. By AP and ABC News.
Founding President of Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Thomas Cole, dies at age 81. By Alumni Spotlight / Wiley College
Hampton University Names Alumnus and Retired General as Next President. By Walter Hudson / Diverse Issues in Highe Education
Republicans Say, ‘Let Them Eat Hate.’ By Paul Krugman / NYT
Ilhan Omar is right about the Christian singing on a plane video. By Noah Berlatsky / NBC News
Sadness and Loss Are Everywhere. Books Can Help. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Legacy of Jim Crow still affects funding for public schools. By Derek W. Black and Axton Crolley / The Conversation
The Black “New South” in Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
For a Black Man Hired to Undo a Confederate Legacy, It Has Not Been Easy. By Matt Stevens / NYT
Oprah, Smithsonian Channel To Explore Health Care Inequities. By Jonathan Landrum Jr. / HuffPost
‘black-ish’ is coming to an end, but it understood the assignment. By Monique Judge / Andscape
The Psychic Contortions of the Black Mogul-Entertainer. By Blair McClendon / NYT
‘Buried’ Latino history: Colorado sculpture honors family’s fight for school equity. By Raul A. Reyes / NBC News
Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the ‘white man’s party.’ By Chris lamb / The Conversation
How Former NBA Star Al Harrington Is Building A $100 Million Team Of Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs. By Will Yakowicz / Forbes
