Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
1619 is a pivotal date in American history for two reasons. By Rebecca Ruiz / Mashable
GOP State Lawmaker Slammed For Saying 3/5 Compromise Aimed To End Slavery. By Josephine Harvey / HuffPost
VMI votes to scrub Stonewall Jackson from buildings. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
Freedom Riders marker in Fredericksburg, Va., tells the ‘untold story.’ By Rachel Hatzipanagos / Wash Post
There’s No Classics ‘Catastrophe’ at Howard University. By Brandon Hogan and Jacoby Adeshei Carter / NYT
Freed by Bryan Stevenson, a former inmate writes his story. By Stuart Miller / LA Times
Carl Lumbly Never Misses. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Willie Mays Carries the Torch for His Generation. By James S. Hirsch / NYT
Why were HBCU players shut out of 2021 NFL draft? By David Steele / The Undefeated
How civil rights attorney Ben Crump forged his own path. By AP and NBC News
The GOP’s Black Friend Says America Is Not a Racist Country. By Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones
Is Racism a Mental Illness? Shayla Love / Vice News
To Protect the Next George Floyd, We Must Remove the Threat of Police Violence from Everyday Life. By Phillip Atiba Goff / Time and Yahoo News
Andrew Brown Jr. shooting exposes disconnect between majority rural Black city and the county. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
In police shootings, race might not be part of the set of facts. But that doesn’t mean it’s not there. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
The most important trial of police officers for killing a Black man has not yet happened. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
Should Biden Emphasize Race or Class or Both or None of the Above? By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
‘Radicalized’ GOP And ‘Twisted People’ On Fox News Called Out In Damning New Ad. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
The Fortune 500 now has two Black women CEOs. That’s actually an improvement. By Chauncey Alcorn /CNN
A ‘Record-Breaking Year’ For Gifts To HBCUs. By Liz Schlemmer / NPR
Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds. By Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears / Wash Post
Town’s Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate. By Amelia Mason / NPR
Mitch McConnell sends letter to Education secretary demanding removal of the 1619 Project from federal grant programs. By Ryan Nobles / CNN
Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth. By Timothy Egan / NYT
How the N-Word Became Unsayable. By John McWhorter / NYT
From memes to race war: How extremists use popular culture to lure recruits. By Marc Fisher / Wash Post
Hollywood sees gold in political figures like Stacey Abrams. By Variety
From coal mines to chain gangs and more: Black music tells the tales of Black workers. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. By Grayson Haver Currin / NYT
Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
