Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
First African American picked for key Southern Baptist Convention post. AP and NPR
Josephine Baker’s life asks Catholics to imagine new ways to respect all — especially Black women. By Patrick Saint-Jean / NCR
ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Comments. By Jenny Gross and Neil Vigdor / NYT
The Racial Politics of Demobilizing USCT Regiments. By Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr / AAIHS
The story behind Black History Month — and why it’s celebrated in February. By Jonathan Franklin / NPR
Family trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Remembering Harry T. Moore, a forgotten fighter for civil rights. By Greg Allen / NPR
Lorraine Hansberry was ahead of her time. By Wendy Smith / Wash Post
My Young Mind Was Disturbed by a Book. It Changed My Life. By Viet Thanh Nguyen / NYT
A&T Four is more than a monument, it’s a moment that changed the world. By Alexis Davis / The Undefeated
A Review of 2021 Books in Black Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Sundance Film Festival Brings Racial Justice to the Big Screen. By Asher Luberto / The Progressive
16 queer Black trailblazers who made history. By Gwen Aviles, Ariel Jao and Brooke Sopelsa / NBC News
A Manager of a Certain Vintage. By Scott Miller / NYT
All-minority broadcast team makes history with the APGA Tour at Torrey Pines. By Farrell Evans / The Undefeated
Here are some of the notable passages in Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL By Steve Almasy / CNN
Biden Promised a Black Woman on the Supreme Court. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
New congressional districts ‘attack’ people of color, report finds. By Bill Keveney / USA Today
Voting rights activists plan protests in Selma, other historic sites. Deborah Barfield Berry ? USA Today
The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory. By Sasha Abramsky / The Nation
It’s Time for an Honest Conversation About Affirmative Action. By Jay Caspian King / NYT
How 2 Black women conquered Senate primary politics. By Maya King / Politico
White women and fascism: Seyward Darby on how right-wing women embrace their “symbolic power.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Biden’s Federal Reserve Nominee Lisa Cook Is Facing A Racist Smear Campaign. By Amanda Terkel / HuffPost
VMI’s first Black superintendent blasts White critics of diversity and equity reform. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
The sacred work of white discomfort. By Robert P. Jones / Religion News
