Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
In Chicago, Mass Migration is Shifting Black Power. By Shia Kapos, Juan Perez Jr. Renuka Rayasam and Ming Li / Politico
James Brown said the CIA spied on him. The CIA won’t say. By Thomas Lake / CNN
City honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow era. By AP and NBC News
Music and cultural critic Greg Tate dead at 64. By Dennis Romero / NBC News
He Was a Black Star 60 Years Before Jackie. Now He’s a Hall of Famer. By Benjamin Hoffman / NYT
Minnie Miñoso was worthy of Cooperstown. So what took so long? By Justice B. Hill / The Undefeated
Lewis Hamilton could make history in riveting F1 season finale. By NBC News
Joe Louis’ decision to fight for the segregated Navy was deeply unpopular — until Pearl Harbor was bombed. By Randy Roberts / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Can American democracy escape the doom loop? So far, the signs are not promising. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Trump Conspiracy Is Hiding in Plain Sight. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Will Supreme Court conservatives overturn Roe? Their casual contempt for women is not a good sign. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
What Stacey Abrams’ announcement means for Georgia and America. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
What the heck is going on with Kamala Harris? By Chris Cillizza / CNN
The Ongoing Toll of Segregation. By Richard D. Kahlenberg / TNR
City polls find views on treatment over race vary between Black, white. By David Paleologos / USA Today
New report reveals the deep-rooted racism plaguing U.S. military academies. By Meaghan Ellis /Alternet
If first-graders are old enough to use racial slurs, they’re not ‘too young’ to learn about racism. By Candace Howze / Wash Post
Member of ‘Jena Six’ speaks out on race and the justice system 15 years later. By Abby Cruz and Kiara Alfonseca / ABC News
‘Spirit of resistance’: Marking 500 years since the first slave revolt in the Americas. By Kynala Phillips / NBC News
Nevada governor apologizes for state’s past role in Indigenous schools. By AP and NPR
Descendants of Marcus Garvey press Biden for posthumous pardon. By DeNeen L. Brown
Denzel Washington, Man on Fire. By Maureen Dowd / NYT
He put the R in rock ‘n’ roll: Remembering Little Richard. By Denise Oliver-Velez / Daily Kos
‘Citizen Ashe’ explores Arthur Ashe’s activism and patriotism. By Jerry Bemberry / The Undefeated
Once shut out of the Hall of Fame, these Black ballplayers are getting another shot. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
At Jackson State, the ‘Prime Effect’ Reverberates. By Alanis Thames / NYT
