Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Happy birthday to Joe Williams, ‘The Emperor of the Blues.’ By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Meet the student bringing Black illustrations to the medical field. By Char Adams / NBC News
Simone Biles Is Time Magazine’s 2021 Athlete Of The Year. By Kimberly Richards / HuffPost
Bryce Young, Alabama’s Sophomore Star, Wins the Heisman Trophy. By Billy Witz / NYT
For Muhammad Ali’s grandson, family legacy extends beyond the ring. By Glynn A. Hill / Wash Post
Can American democracy escape the doom loop? So far, the signs are not promising. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What Does ‘White Freedom’ Really Mean? By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Is America experiencing mass psychosis? By Nicole Karlis / Salon
The Republican Party, and America, Are in Crisis. By Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic
DOJ sues Texas over voting rights for Black and Latino voters. By Kevin Johnson / USA Today
The 1619 Project and the Demands of Public History. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Critical Race Theory in Texas. By Jennifer Hobson Gormer / AAIHS
Does this North Carolina candidate’s viral video have a winning lesson for Democrats? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Foreclosures Are Fueling America’s Racial Wealth Gap. By Michael Mechanic / Mother Jones
Oklahoma Is The Deadliest State for Police Violence Against Black Americans. By Kavontae Smalls / Atlanta Black Star
Hundreds Of Black Women In Georgia Will Get $850 Per Month In Guaranteed Income. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
Stricken With Cancer, Mutulu Shakur Remains Behind Bars. By Natasha Lennaard / The Intercept
A Maine city that’s 90% White now has a Somali mayor. By Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN
Is Native American man’s drug sentence a case for sentencing reform? By Tami Abdollah / USA Today
Inspired by the social justice movement, Black entrepreneurship rises. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant people, a new study finds. Black women are at greatest risk. By Cecilia Nowell / Wash Post
A Black couple says an appraiser lowballed them. So, they ‘whitewashed’ their home and say the value shot up. By Jonathan Edwards / WashPost
‘Terrifying’ Nashville statue of Confederate Nathan Bedford Forrest is removed. By Gillian Brockell / WashPost
The Ghosts of Mississippi. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
‘All Hope Was Lost’: A Sustainable Black Georgia Community Seized, Destroyed to Make Way for UGA Dorms, Now Descendants Are Demanding Reparations. By Finurah Contributor / Atlanta Black Star
The Justice Department closes its investigation into the lynching of Emmett Till. By AP and NPR
