Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
We must confront the inconsistent laws that allow black lives to be taken with impunity. By Sherrilyn Ifill / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (May 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – ‘Us Vs. Them’ In A Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous. By Hannah Allam / NPR
White People Are Demanding Their Lives Back In States Where Black People Are Losing Theirs. By Edwin Rios And Sinduja Rangarajan / Mother Jones
Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile rightwing protest. By Lois Beckett / The Guardian
Historic layoffs take biggest toll on Blacks, Latinos, women and the young. By Charisse Jones / USA Today
Latinos Face Crisis Upon Crisis. By Jorge Ramos / NYT
US coronavirus response a ‘chaotic disaster,’ Obama tells former staffers in call. By Joel Shannon / USA Today
Trump’s desperate hours: He was contemptuous of the virus — now it has him trapped. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
These Are the Voters Who Could Decide the Election. By Stephanie Valencia / NYT
Asian American eligible voter population has ballooned 139 percent in 20 years: report. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpoints By Chris Boyette and Deanna Hackney / CNN
The Killing of Ahmaud Arbery. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Justice Clarence Thomas has found his moment. By Joan Biskupic / CNN
Little Richard dead at 87: The rock and roll king who scared — and changed — America.By Jeff Slate / NBC News
LeVar Burton Reads. The Best Short Fiction, Hanpicked by the Best Voice In Podcasting
True Crime In Indian Country: “Yellow Bird” Belongs On Your Quarantine Reading List. By Becca Andrews / Mother Jones
‘The Eddy’: How Damien Chazelle and André Holland captured the bustling Paris jazz scene. By Sonio Rao / Wash Post
Laura Harrier on Rewriting Hollywood in Netflix’s ‘Hollywood.’ By Candice Frederick / NYT
What Was Saved. Sarah Broom’s New Orleans saga. By Lovia Gyarkye / The Nation
The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (May 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – We must confront the inconsistent laws that allow black lives to be taken with impunity. By Sherrilyn Ifill / Wash Post
Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic? By Emily Bazelon / NYT Mag
Black communities account for disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths in the US, study finds. By Shelby Lin Erdman / CNN
People of color, women shoulder front-line work during pandemic. By Associated Press / NBC News
Covid-19’s Race and Class Warfare. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
We Asked 30,000 Black Americans What They Need to Survive. Here’s What They Said. By Alicia Garza / Time
When Maternity Wards in Black Neighborhoods Disappear. By Kelly Glass / NYT
Navajo Nation Suffers Third-Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in U.S. with Limited Healthcare & Water. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Hate crimes and history: Asian American leaders discuss racism during the pandemic. By Julian Shen-Berro / NBC News
‘Dying of whiteness’ during the coronavirus pandemic. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post Podcast
