Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Black former football players at Iowa demand $20 million and the firing of Coach Kirk Ferentz. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Clippers Are Hiring Tyron Lue as Their New Coach. By Marc Stein / NYT
Elijah Cummings has a message for voters ‘from beyond the grave.’ By Nicole Goodkind / Fortune
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured ‘Well, What Do You Mean, We Can’t Join the Klan?’ Inside the bizarre, secret meeting between Malcolm X and the Ku Klux Klan. By…
Economy, racial injustice: Young Ohioans are turning out the vote. By Ivette Feliciano / PBS News Hour
Trump’s Last Stand for White America. By Roger Cohen / NYT
I photographed Obama and Reagan. Here’s why Trump’s White House is a national disgrace. By Peter Souza / NBC News
Which Constitution Is Amy Coney Barrett Talking About? By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
The bogus U.S. census numbers showing slavery’s ‘wonderful influence’ on the enslaved. By Peter Whoriskey / Wash Post
How Wisconsin Became a Bastion of White Supremacy. By Emma Roller / New Republic
What is antifa? Is it a group or an idea, and what do supporters want? By Leslie Gornstein / CBS News
Viewers of the World, Unite! By Ed Rampell / The Progressive
People of color face disproportionate pandemic-related financial stress. By Michael Fox / CNBC
Not enough or double the prejudice: On being Black and Asian American in 2020. By Sakshi Venkatraman and P.R. Lockhart / NBC News
Black Products. Black Shoppers. Black Workers. But Who Owns the Store? By Michael Corkey / NYT
Black man serving life sentence for stealing hedge clippers granted parole. By Minyvonne Burke / The Associated Press / NBC News
Prosecutors say Amy Cooper lied about a Black man assaulting her. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Segregated from opportunity. By Tracy Jan and Arelis R. Hernandez / Wash Post
Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially if they are Black, Latino or Native American. By Marcia Gentry / The Conversation
The inside story of how Ice Cube joined forces with Donald Trump. By Alex Isenstadt / Politico
Watch Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Lola Ogunnaike Discuss The Contemporary Relevance Of The Good Lord Bird. Vanity Fair Video
My Brother Died and Reminded Me of These Life Lessons. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Country music’s reckoning: Black women forge their own path in whitewashed industry. By Oiliva Roos / NBC News
Protest music found a home in contemporary pop. By Taylor Crumpton / The Undefeated
How baseball’s first commissioner led a conspiracy of silence to preserve baseball’s color line. By Chris Lamb / The Conversation
With days left, Black voters face orchestrated efforts to discourage voting. By April Glaser / NBC News
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Elijah Cummings has a message for voters ‘from beyond the grave.’ By Nicole Goodkind / Fortune
Biden leads Trump by 17 points as election race enters final stage. By David Smith / The Guardian
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Latinx Vote Is Still Being Ignored. By Graciela Mochkofsky / The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s great performance nears its dramatic climax: Stay tuned! By Andres O’Hehir / Salon
