Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The True Legacy of Lynching Lies in How We Remember the Victims. By Clint Smith / The Atlantic
Did You Study the Slave Trade in School or Were You Out That Day. By A.E. Rooks / The Daily Beast
Black History Month founder showed how schools should teach about race. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
In Maryland, a segregated school is one of many in the country to be preserved. By Joseph Williams / Wash Post
First Black University of Alabama student to share a building name with a Klan Leader. By AP and NPR
Malcolm X’s daughter calls for federal inquiry into his murder. By Deena Zaru and Stephanie Wash / ABC News
How Trayvon Martin’s life and death inspired a generation to fight for justice. By Giselle Rhoden and Kaanita Iyer / CNN
Atlanta’s unexpected civil rights museum: Its airport. By Larry Bleiberg / Wash Post
J Dilla Was a Revered Rap Producer. A New Book Deepens His Legacy. By Eric Ducker / NYT
‘All He’s Looking for Is a Sincere Shot.’ By Jeré Longman and Jenny Vrentas / NYT
Where are the people of color at the Winter Olympics? By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
Monumental’s Sashi Brown stepping down to become Baltimore Ravens president. By Kareem Copeland / Wash Post
Whoopi Goldberg’s baffling claim forced many to ask tough questions about race and identity in the US. By Brandon Tensley / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Donald Trump’s fantasies of racial violence reflect an all-too-real history. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
When All-White Was All Right. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Trump escalates racist rhetoric at recent rallies and plays on white grievance. By Domenico Montanaro / NPR
Glenn Youngkin’s No-Guilt History of Virginia for Fragile White People. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
Mitch McConnell’s moment of truth: For many whites, Black people aren’t real “Americans.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Bomb Threats Made To Historically Black Schools Across U.S. By AP and HuffPost
Georgia’s Stacey Abrams raised $9.25 million in governor bid. By AP and ABC News
Black communities are most victimized by gun violence. Too often it’s assumed we are to blame. By Gregory Jackson Jr. / The Guardian
Anti-Asian hate crimes increased 339 percent nationwide last year, report says. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Cervical cancer kills Black women at a disproportionately higher rate than whites. By Alana Wise / NPR
What the SAT’s waning relevance really tells us. By Nicole Hemmer / CNN
California could pay Black Americans reparations after 2023. By Orlando Mayorquin / USA Today
Black neighborhoods at risk as climate change accelerates flooding. By Patrick Galey / NBC News
