Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
His Storied Life: James Wiley, Tuskegee Airman and American War Hero. By Charleen Smith-Riedel / Smithsonian Folklife
Baseball’s recognition of Negro Leagues ‘long overdue’ to heirs and supporters. By Christan Red / NBC News
The NFL has tried to address its minority hiring problem. Will this year be different? By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
Exceptional Leaders of Color in Every Field of Endeavor are Changing America – Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, 17th Vice-Chancellor, The University of the South.
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country. By Nicole Taylor / NYT
Watch “Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia performs “Georgia On My Mind”” on YouTube
Trump Has Never Believed in Democracy. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
America, We Have a Problem. The rise of “political sectarianism” is putting us all in danger. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
What Can America Learn From South Africa About National Healing? By David Marchese / NYT
How Biden Distributes the Vaccine Will Define His Presidency. By Walter Shapiro / The New Republic
What Black People Really Think About the Police. By Shom Mazumder / The New Republic
‘The most lopsided economic event imaginable’: Wave of evictions threatens Black, Latino tenants. By Katy O’Donnell and Janaki Chadha / Politico
What the Asian-American Coalition Can Teach the Democrats. By Viet Thanh Nguyen / NYT
Hundreds of Black People Are in Prison for Life Even Though Some Jurors Thought They Were Innocent. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
Racial stereotypes drive students of color away from STEM, but many still persist. By Ebony O. McGee / The Conversation
Yelp To Deposit $10 Million Cash Into Black-Serving Banks. By Ruth Umoh / Forbes
Tyler Perry donates $100,000 to defense fund of Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
W.E.B. Du Bois Is as Relevant as Ever. By Norman Stockwell / The Progressive
Julian Bond should be considered for Woodrow Wilson High School’s new name. By Wade Henderson / Wash Post
Cowboy Confederates. The ideals of the Confederate South found new force in the bloody plains of the American West. By Jefferson Cowie / Dissent
Congressional Hispanic Caucus urges Congress to vote on national Latino museum in spending bill. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Taraji P. Henson wants Black people to talk more openly about mental health. Her new show does just that. By Bethonie Butler / Wash Post
LeBron James: TIME’s Athlete of the Year 2020. By Sean Gregory / Time
Supreme Court says it will hear case challenging NCAA’s athlete-compensation rules. By Steve Berkowitz / USA Today
Vickie Johnson and the hope of second chances for Black coaches. By Sean Hurd / The Undefeated
Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name. By David Waldstein and Michael S. Schmidt / NYT
My church will replace our Black Lives Matter sign. Will America replace its racist myth? By William H. Lamar IV / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Exceptional Leaders of Color in Every Field of Endeavor are Changing America – Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, 17th Vice-Chancellor, The University of the…
‘We can’t engage in the intellectual justification of discrimination,’ says lawyer representing George Floyd’s family. By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
Republicans want more than a coup: Trump’s loyalty test exposes their hatred for democracy. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
