Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Seizing the moment to revive an historically Black college. By Janet Lorin / Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
A Powerful New Framing of America’s First Civil Rights Movement. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
144 Years After His Death, Nathan Bedford Forrest Still Rules Tennessee Politics. By Matt Shuham / TPM
A new guide leads travelers through U.S. civil rights history. By Kate Silver / Wash Post
Amalgamated Bank becomes the first major US bank to endorse reparations. By Ramishah Maruf / CNN
No, Kanye West Is Not The Richest Black Person In America. By Forbes
“Aretha” crowns the Queen of Soul in glory, thanks to star Cynthia Erivo’s own genius. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
What to Know About the Assault Lawsuits Against Deshaun Watson. By Ben Shpigel / NYT
College players are no longer settling for being on the sports plantation. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gives powerful speech at U.N.: “I know the ugly face of racism.” By Pamela Falk / CBS News
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Capitol Riots and the Eternal Fantasy of a Racially Virtuous America. By Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw / The New Republic
GOP dreams of a return to Jim Crow — and not just through racist voting laws. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Ron Johnson’s racism is breathtaking. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
We are not leaving’: Sewanee’s first Black leader helps propel a racial reckoning at university. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
Anti-Racism Groups Lead Calls For Urgent Action Against Anti-Asian Attacks Following Atlanta Shootings. By Robert Hart / Forbes
Sen. Raphael Warnock’s historic Georgia win showed what’s possible. Now we look to 2022. By Laura Clawson / Daily Kos
Republicans launch yet another racist smear campaign against a female nominee. by Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
The State Department has a systemic diversity problem. By Ryan Heath / Politico
Deb Haaland confirmed, becomes first Native American in cabinet. By Ledyard King / USA Today
A golden ticket: Efforts to diversify Boston’s elite high schools spur hope and outrage. By Melissa Bailey / NBC News
Is Columbia University Hosting Graduation Events Based on Race, Identity? By Evan Palmer / Newsweek
Black law students are thriving at places like Georgetown, but there still aren’t enough of them. By Tahir Duckett / Wash Post
What Alexander Hamilton’s deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today. By Nicole S. Maskell / The Conversation
On the Mythologizing of United States History. By Matthew Teutsch / AAIHS
Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales. By Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
Boston Institutions To Launch The Emancipator, Antiracist News Platform. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
Beyoncé Breaks Record For Most Grammy Wins By A Female Artist. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Steven Yeun Is The First Asian American Nominated For Best Actor Oscar. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Jeremy Lin Talks N.B.A. Comeback and Anti-Asian Racism. By Marc Stein / NYT
“I signed my life to rich white guys’: athletes on the racial dynamics of college sports. By Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Derek Silva, and Johanna Mellis / The Guardian
