Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
How Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has become a leading voice in Atlanta and the NBA. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – People! Don’t be misled, bamboozled, hoodwinked, or led astray. Wear a mask!
A brief history of the “Lost Cause”: Why this toxic myth still appeals to so many white Americans. By Bob Cesca / Salon
What the Bible Has to Say About Black Anger. The Psalms are not silent about the rage of the oppressed. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
Donald Trump has preyed on the American psyche like a demon. At last the exorcism has begun. By Dan Froomkin / Salon
One of America’s worst acts of racial violence was in Tulsa. Now, it’s the site of Trump’s first rally in months. By Emily Stewart / Vox
Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds. By Campbell Robertson / NYT
Trevor Noah Nails ‘The Truth’ About Police Killing Of Rayshard Brooks. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Police Killings Prompt Reassessment of Laws Allowing Deadly Force. By Rick Rojas and Richard Fausset / NYT
5 years after Charleston was rocked by the Mother Emanuel church shooting, the pain lingers. By Marco della Cava / USA Today
The End of Black Politics. Black leaders regularly fail to rise to the challenges that confront young people. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor / NYT
Republican vote suppression is a 2020 scandal. Georgia’s primary proved it. By The Rev. Dr. William Barber and Tom Steyer / NBC News
University of California votes to restore affirmative action nearly 24 years after it was outlawed. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, is giving $120 million to black colleges like Spelman and Morehouse. By Theodore Schleifer / Vox
Da 5 Bloods: The Secret Meaning in Marvin Gaye’s Haunting Song. By Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair
The Psychology of Racism: Racism is a sign of a lack of psychological maturity and integration. By Steve Taylor / Psychology Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. / The New Yorker
I thought I understood issues of race. I was wrong. By David Axelrod / Wash Post
American apartheid: This country still treats too many of its black citizens like slaves. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
Trump stokes division with racism and rage – and the American oligarchy purrs. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
As the people rise up, Trump regime moves to criminalize dissent. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The diabolical irony of Trump in Tulsa. By Michele L. Norris / Wash Post
Jesus Was Divisive: A Black Pastor’s Message To White Christians. By Isabella Rosario / NPR
Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
DA criticizes Atlanta police killing of Rayshard Brooks and says charges could come this week. By Eric Levenson, Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton / CNN
Sick of the ‘blue code of silence,’ director Ava DuVernay starts an initiative to spotlight police brutality. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Boston Mayor Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis. By Quincy Walters / NPR
How the First Black Mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, Is Thinking About This Moment. By Joel Anderson / Slate
Take the Confederate Names Off Our Army Bases. By David Petraeus / The Atlantic
