Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Olympian Allyson Felix Didn’t Let Motherhood Slow Her Down. By Sean Gregory / Time
Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on “high alert.” By David Masciotra / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured We need Nelson Mandela’s example more than ever today. How the South African leader’s radical empathy can help the US today. By John Blake…
Nikole Hannah-Jones just proved the correctness of critical race theory. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
Ta-Nehisi Coates to join Howard University faculty. By Mychael Schnell / The Hill
Clyburn Calls On Biden To Endorse A Filibuster Carveout For Voting Legislation. By John Light / TPM
Republicans want “18 more months of chaos” — followed by the end of democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
What it will take to defeat the GOP’s voter suppression schemes. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
‘Housing is infrastructure’: Marcia Fudge’s vision for a HUD that serves the people. By Donna M. Owens / NBC News
Prosecutors challenge Chauvin trial judge’s assertion that children who witnessed George Floyd’s death weren’t traumatized. By Holly Bailey / Wash Post
As the Delta variant spreads, Republican reluctance will mean thousands more deaths. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Zaila Avant-garde Makes History With National Spelling Bee Win. By Ben Nuckols / AP and HuffPost
Thaddeus Stevens and the Original Dreamers. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally. By Ben Paviour / NPR
Haiti’s fate is intertwined with the U.S. By Ishan Tharoor / Wash Post
Meet The Medical Pioneer Who Founded America’s First Black-Owned Hospital. By Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes
Redlining, Race, and the Color of Money. By Garrett Dash Nelson / Dissent
Young Asian American Buddhists are reclaiming narrative after decades of white dominance. By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil / NBC News
A documentary look at comedian Dick Gregory’s activism, on and off the stage. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Oscar Micheaux Finally Premieres at Cannes, 70 Years After His Death. By Eric Kohn / IndieWire
Whitney Houston, American girl. By Constance Grady / Vox
Broadway’s Fall Season Filled With New Works By Black Playwrights. By Josie Fischels / NPR
Naomi Osaka opens up about French Open withdrawal, mental health. By Scott Gleeson / USA Today
Nigeria Wins Historic Upset Over Team U.S.A. in Olympic Exhibition. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Simone Biles opens up about depression she suffered after being sexually abused. By Stephen Iervolino / GMA
At the All-Star Game, a Dimmer Stage for Black Players. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
