Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Biden Said He’d Cut Incarceration in Half. So Far, the Federal Prison Population Is Growing. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
What Philadelphia Reveals About America’s Homicide Surge. By Alec MacGillis / Propublica
Nina Turner defeated by Democratic establishment — her loss is the oligarchy’s gain. By Norman Solomon / Salon
How Flint Closed the Gap Between Black and White Suffering Under COVID. By Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
New Black female editors at newspapers shatter journalism’s glass ceiling. By Rodney Brooks / The Undefeated
Gretchen Whitmer Says Kamala Harris Is Unfairly Treated Because of Race and Gender. By Steve Friess / Newsweek
GOP to Herschel Walker: Consider staying on the bench. By Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett / Politico
Military data reveals dangerous reality for black service members and veterans. By Zachary Cohen / CNN
‘We Wish to Give You a Fresh Start’: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Cancel Millions In School Debt for Nation’s Students. By ABS Contributor / Atlanta Black Star
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George Washington Feared for America and Other Truths About the Founders We’ve Frozen in Time. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
American Education Is Founded on White Race Theory. By Anthony Conwright / The New Republic
LBJ’s daughter takes up her father’s cause: voting rights. By Nikole Killion / CBS News
South Carolina must replace a Confederate statue in the U.S. Capitol with this total badass. SemDem for Community Contributors Team / DailyKos
The Revolution That Wasn’t: A Review of “By the Light of Burning Dreams.” By Michael Abramson / The New Republic
Rihanna officially a billionaire at 33 years old, according to Forbes. By Caitlin O’Kane / CBS News
What the Harlem Cultural Festival Represented. By David Hajdu / The Nation
New film revisits mysterious death of Black high school athlete in rural Georgia. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Jungle Cruise: Disney’s movie confronts the racist legacy of Trader Sam. By Joseph Spiegel / Slate
Exploring astrology and the zodiac in Black music. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Olympics Live Updates: Allyson Felix Wins 11th Olympic Medal as U.S. Takes Gold in 4×400 Relay. By NYT
As 400-meter hurdles grab the Olympic spotlight in Tokyo, don’t forget Edwin Moses. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Bill Nunn’s Scouting Opened an N.F.L. Pipeline. By Ken Belson / NYT
Democrats are on the verge of repeating a historic blunder on voting rights. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 12) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Follow the money: Understanding the deep roots of Donald Trump’s coup attempt. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Democratic Leaders Are Betraying Black Voters. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
