Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Adam Serwer On New Book: ‘The Cruelty Is The Point’ In Trump’s America. By Sarah McCammon / NPR Podcast
More than half of House Republicans stand with Confederate traitors in the U.S. Capitol. By Joan McCaster / Daily Kos
Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Dear Kamala Harris: It’s a Trap! By Christina Greer / NYT
Trump says Herschel Walker will run for Georgia Senate seat in 2022. By Brittany Gibson / Politico
Segregation Getting Worse In Most American Cities, Study Says. By Adam Mahoney / RolllingStone
Reparations needed to confront anti-Black racism, UN rights chief says. By AP and NBC News
How hate incidents led to a reckoning of casual racism against Asian Americans. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Rep. Cori Bush wants to transform policing and public safety with new bill. By Char Adams / NBC News
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned. By Maryclaire Dale / AP News
The race-based adjustment for kidney functioning that’s harming Black Americans. By Jennifer Tsai / Slate
What Jewish Students Need From University Leaders Right Now. By Matthew Bronfman / NYT
College applications pour in because of optional ACT, SAT test scores amid COVID-19. By Lindsay Schnell / USA Today
Office Culture Is So Unwelcoming To Black Employees, They Don’t Want To Go Back. By Monica Torres / HuffPost
Mom’s fight against hair bias could spark statewide changes in Illinois. By Aryana Azari / GMA
Fatal shooting of 2 Black people in Massachusetts investigated as hate crime, officials say. By Wilson Wong / NBC News
On July 4, recognize the Black and Indigenous soldiers who helped win the Revolutionary War. By Bonnie Watson Coleman / Wash Post
A Maryland attic hid a priceless trove of Black history. Historians and activists saved it from auction. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Case files from 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders made public. CBS News
Pride means knowing LGBTQ history — including that of Indigenous Two-Spirit people. By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Black Valedictorians and the Toxic Trope of Black Exceptionalism. By Samuel Getachew / NYT
Johnson County, Iowa, Renamed After Black Professor Instead Of Vice President. By James Doubek / NPR
‘The Queen of Basketball’ Lucy Harris finally gets her flowers. By Kevin L. Clark / The Undefeated
Carmelo Anthony of Portland Trail Blazers wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award. By Marc J. Spears / ESPN
New Celtics head coach Ime Udoka’s path from Nigeria to Boston. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
WNBA legend Maya Moore to be presented with Arthur Ashe Courage Award at 2021 ESPYS. By ESPN
Despite Slips, Biles Wins at U.S. Trials and Will Lead Olympic Team. By Juliet Macur / NYT
A New Era Dawns In College Sports, As The NCAA Scrambles To Keep Up. By Tom Goldman / NPR
The War on History Is a War on Democracy. By Timothy Snyder / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech still burns with his spirit. By Javonte Anderson / USA Today
