Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest ( Dec 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Why Covid Death Rates Are Rising for Some Groups. By Denise Lu and Albert Sun / NYT
Stop calling the GOP fascists “hypocrites”: No one cares, and they have no shame. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Voting Laws Roundup: December 2021. By Brennan Center for Justice
A New Crop Of Anti-Protest Laws Threatens First Amendment Rights. By Carrie Levine / HuffPost
Inside Justice Department investigation of Phoenix, Louisville police. By Jimmy Jenkins and Tessa Duvall / USA Today
I Joined A Far-Right Group Of Moms. What I Witnessed Was Frightening. By Phoebe Cohen / HuffPost
Los Angeles’s anger at its homeless is what’s driving Karen Bass to run for mayor. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
Army vet risked his life to expose who was in the KKK. By AP and NPR
California investigates Google’s treatment of Black women workers. By Reuters and NBC News
Tackling the racial divide in the fight against cancer. By Jon Lapook / CBS News
Celebrating Myon Burrell’s Release From Prison. By Sarah Lahim / The Progressive
Chicago’s Last Black-Owned Bank Got Millions in Government Deposits — Then Had to Give Them Back. By Mick Dumke and Haru Coryne / ProPublica
Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue to replace Confederate figure at the Capitol. By Kynala Phillips / NBC News
Black Remembrance and Racial Violence in New Orleans. By Sowande’ M. Mustakeem / AAIHS
A hero finally receives his overdue recognition: The Medal of Honor. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
Greatest Generation’ survey on race, sex and combat during World War II runs counter to its wholesome image. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Soul Train and the Desire for Black Power. By Mark Anthony Neal / The Nation
How this Black theater group is using art as a tool to ‘awaken’ people. By Jeffrey Brown and Sam Lane / PBS
A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement. By Patricia Leigh Brown / NYT
Snoop Dogg calls for ‘peace in hip-hop’ amid string of rapper killing. By Deena Zaru / ABC News
Tiger Woods at the PNC Championship was about more than golf. By Farrell Evans / The Undefeated
Black girls are more apt to drop out of sports. This mentorship program aims to change that. By Andrew Golden / Wash Post
One-armed prep star Hansel Enmanuel’s legend grows as he dunks on foes. By Dustin B. Levy / News-Press
North Carolina Black Santas bringing diversity to Christmas. By Chris Lumsden / GMA
Joe Manchin Betrays West Virginia. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
Ron DeSantis escalates his authoritarian purge: GOP bounty hunters are the next frontier. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
