Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Pandemic, Protests Cause Racism to Resonate as a Public Health Issue. By Joseph P. Williams / US News
Georgia’s Republican governor rejects coronavirus restrictions Atlanta mayor put in place amid surge. By Roger Sollengerger / Salon
Jeff Sessions Ends His Political Career in a Blaze of Racism. By Pema levy / Mother Jones
University of Mississippi removes Confederate statue from heart of campus. By Phil McCausland / NBC News
Seeing Native Americans Nowhere, and Everywhere. By Jennifer Schussler / NYT
In historic move, North Carolina city approves reparations for Black residents. By Joel Burgess / USA Today
Black Deaths Matter: The Centuries-Old Struggle To Memorialize Slaves And Victims Of Racism. By Vicki Daniel / The Conversation
Revisiting “A Time for Burning” and the Spiritual Crisis of Racism. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
CBS, once broadcast’s whitest network, sets an ambitious goal for inclusive hiring. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
The Revolutionary Life of Paul Robeson: Scholar Gerald Horne on the Great Antifascist Singer, Artist and Rebel. By Jeremy Scahell / The Intercept Podcast
When Marian Anderson Defied the Nazis. By Kira Thurman / The New Yorker
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Addresses Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood. By Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone
How Simone Biles found her voice and changed gymnastics culture. By Bonnie D. Ford and Alyssa Roenigk / ESPN
Tina Turner comes out of retirement with a remix of ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’ By Marianne Garvey / CNN
How Black Lives Matter Could Reshape the 2020 Elections. By Charlotte Alter / Time
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Essential and Enduring Strength of John Lewis. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Putting Heroes, and Traitors, Where They Belong. By The Editorial Board / NYT
Why Trump’s White Grievance Message Strikes a Sour Note in the Suburbs. By Katie Glueck / NYT
The Case for Elizabeth Warren. The former front-runner is still the best candidate for Black Americans. By Julia Craven / Slate
A new generation challenges the heartland. By Tim Craig and Aaron Williams / Wash Post
Racism in care leads to health disparities, doctors and other experts say as they push for change. By Tonya Russell / Wash Post
The Hidden Racism of Vaccine Testing. By Laura Stark / New Republic
In-depth look at the lack of diversity in mental health professionals. By Kate Snow / NBC News
Could This City Hold the Key to the Future of Policing in America? By Joseph Goldstein and Kevin Armstrong / NYT
What the ‘black-on-black crime’ fallacy misses about race and gun deaths. By Shirley Carswell / Wash Post
The Supreme Court’s big Native American rights case, McGirt v. Oklahoma, explained. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
A racial reckoning arrived at West Point, where being black is a ‘beautifully painful experience.’ By Alex Horton / Wash Post
I’m a black CEO. I’ve been discounted on Wall Street because of my skin color. By Eddie C Brown / Wash Post
Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC. By Michael M. Grynbaum / NYT
Kennedy Center to commission anti-racism works, expand programs for black artists and audiences. By Peggy McGlone / Wash Post
