Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Bust of Confederate general moved from Tennessee Capitol. By ABC News
We Owe Haiti a Debt We Can’t Repay. By Annette Gordon-Reed / NYT
James Brown’s Heirs Reach Agreement Over Estate, Ending Legal Battle. By Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
When Black women are punished for being the best. By Denne Michele Norris / The Undefeated
Maria Taylor hired by NBC days after highly publicized ESPN exit. By Scooby Axson / USA Today
LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to make $1 billion in earnings while still playing. By Jasmyn Wimbish / CBS News
Naomi Osaka Nationality: Is Naomi a US Citizen or a Japanese Citizen? By Jason Pham / Stylecaster
“I was born to do this”: Leyna Bloom talks about making Sports Illustrated history. By Jonathan McDougle / CBS News
Cleveland’s Baseball Team Finally Has A New Name After Dropping Racist Logo. By Kimberley Richards / HuffPost
Torri Huske, after a record-setting swim trials, enters the Olympics as a possible breakout star. By Jake Lourim / Wash Post
Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 1-9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Democrats are on the verge of repeating a historic blunder on voting rights. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Bob Moses and the Fighting Spirit of Black Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Why Illinois’s new law requiring Asian American history in schools is so significant. By Li Zhou / Vox
Eric Adams Is Going to Save New York. By Brett Stephens / NYT
The right to vote is in jeopardy in the battleground state of Michigan. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
Why Christians Must Fight Systemic Racism. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
‘I’m sorry, but it’s too late’: Doctor describes young COVID-19 patients begging for vaccine. By Lauren Floyd / Daily Kos
Why tenure is so important — yet rare — for Black professors. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Jimmy Dennis Survived Death Row, Only to Enter a New Kind of Lockdown. By Queen Muse / Phily Mag
National Trust for Historic Preservation sends grants to 40 African American landmarks. By Cayla Sweazie / The Undefeated
Lost Lives, Lost Culture: The Forgotten History of Indigenous Boarding Schools. By Rukmini Callimachi / NYT
Black Mothers and the Lingering Wounds of Racial Violence. By Gloria Ashalou / AAIHS
Black Women, the Civil War, and United States Colored Troops. By Holly A. Pinheiro jr. / AAIHS
Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Announce ‘Renegades: Born in the USA.’ By Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone
Kiese Laymon on why America’s story requires revision. By Jamil Smith / Vox
