Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
“Women of the Movement,” though imperfect, gives life to Emmett Till’s story. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
FAMU alum and professor take one-man show ‘Sugar Ray’ to off-Broadway. By Andrew J. Skerritt / The Undefeated
Ernie Grunfeld’s son details his family’s journey from the Holocaust to the NBA in new book. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
Nico Harrison on the Mavs’ general manager job, life at Nike, Kobe Bryant, Luka Doncic and more. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Amir Johnson Is More Than an Answer in N.B.A. Trivia. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Sidney Poitier Gave More Than He Was Given. By Samantha N. Sheppard / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured American Democracy is Only 55 Years Old – And Hanging by a Thread. By Van R. Newkirk / The Atlantic Black civil-rights activists—and especially…
Attorney General Vows to Pursue Jan. 6 Inquiry ‘at Any Level.’ By Katie Benner / NYT
How to Stop Trump and Prevent Another Jan. 6. By Thomas Freidman / NYT
Schumer vows Senate rules change if voting rights bill is blocked again. By Barbara Sprunt and Deirdre Walsh / NPR
Biden’s Judicial Picks Reflect Nation’s Diversity. By Russ Feingold / The Progressive
GOP sees ‘huge red wave’ potential by targeting critical race theory. By Liz Crampton / Politico
The brutal racial politics of the Indian Child Welfare Act. By George F. Will / Wash Post
Rep. Bobby Rush to retire after three decades in Congress. By Felicia Sonmez and Amy B Wang / Wash Post
Gettysburg Makes History and Swears In the First Black and Female Mayor, Rita Frealing. By Nicole Duncan-Smith / Atlanta Black Star
Ursula Burns, the first Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company, is done taking calls from nervous white leaders. By Ellen McGirt / Fortune
Black women face higher risk of death during pregnancy. By Jericka Duncan / ABC News
Why So Many Black Teachers Are Leaving the Classroom. By Sarah Carr / Time
A man is free after serving 37 years because of a false witness. AP and NPR
How 2021 collapsed the divide between religion and politics. By Jacob Lupfer / RNS
Religious Freedom Makes a Sacred Gathering Possible. By Frederick Clarkson / Daily Kos
Why Stefon Diggs’ good deed reveals a bad system. By Daniel P. Horan / NCR
Maxine McNair, Last Living Parent of Child Killed In 1963 Church Dies At 93. By Murjani Rawls / The Root
Louisiana Gov. To Posthumously Pardon Homer Plessy, Of ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling. By Janet McConnaughey / HuffPost
‘Physically Erased’: Archaeologists Rediscover Fourth Forgotten Black Cemetery Near Site of Florida Office Building. By Niara Savage / Atlanta Black Star
The battle over January 6 started in 1865. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
