Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
New CW show ‘March’ gives the world an authentic look into the HBCU band culture at Prairie View A&M. By Tucker Toole / The Undefeated
Study suggests new evidence of discrimination against Black coaches in the NFL since 2018. By Joshua Pitts / The Conversation
Texans make Lovie Smith the first Black head coach hired this NFL offseason. By Mark Maske / Wash Post
Mike McDaniel, new Dolphins coach, doesn’t owe anyone an explanation. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Eric Dickerson’s injuries are grim reminder of NFL’s bodily toll. By Jarett Bell / USA Today
Super Bowl: NFL, Jay-Z have failed to amplify social justice efforts. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Donald Trump’s fantasies of racial violence reflect an all-too-real history. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The story of four Black NFL players who changed the face of the game. CBS News
Trump’s race-war fantasies continue to escalate — while the media pretends not to notice. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Republicans’ animus toward Biden’s Supreme Court pledge shows how they’re no longer veiling their racism. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
The Exploitation of ‘Freedom’ in America. By Elisabeth Anker / NYT
The Backlash Against C.R.T. Shows That Republicans Are Losing Ground. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Looking Beyond Affirmative Action. By Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic
Biden seeks to burnish anti-crime credentials in NYC visit. By Annie Linskey / Wash Post
North Carolina Supreme Court strikes down redistricting maps. By AP and NPR
HBCUs have long been a target for racial backlash. By Tat Bellamy-Walker/ NBC News
Minneapolis Police Killed Amir Locke in a No-Knock Raid—After the City Promised to Ban Them. By Eamon Whalen / Mother Jones
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers headed to federal trial after withdrawing guilty pleas on hate crime charge. By David K. Li / NBC News
George Floyd and the ‘duty to intervene.’ By Marten Powers / Wash Post Podcast
Who Is Pamela Moses? Black Woman Sentenced to Prison for Trying To Vote. By Isabel Van Brugen / Newsweek
Latinas are well represented in the labor force. In Congress, not so much. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Shelly Lowe confirmed as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities. By Peggy McGlone / Wash Post
VMI will change honor system that expels Black cadets at disproportionate rates. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice. By Martin Luther King Jr. / The Nation
The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself. David Brooks / NYT
Connect! Unite! Act! Thinking about a moral budget. By Christopher Reeves / Daily Kos
