Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on “high alert.” By David Masciotra / Salon
Texas Republicans rush to guard the Alamo from the facts. By Jason Stanford / Wash Post
How and why Loudoun County became the face of the nation’s culture wars. By Hannah Natanson / Wash Post
How Ty Seidule went from revering Robert E. Lee to being one of his fiercest detractors. By Jonathan Capehart / Cape Up Wash Post Podcast
Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer, Will Teach At Howard University Instead. By Philip Lewis / HuffPost
Terrified White Supremacists Run Away After Philadelphia March Goes Awry. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Biden’s infrastructure bill — no matter how “bipartisan” — will not defeat fascism. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race. By Karen Matthews / AP
Freedom Riders Ride Again for Voting Rights. By Luis Feliz Leon / The Progressive
How G.O.P. Laws in Montana Could Complicate Voting for Native Americans. By Maggie Astor / NYT
‘Rampant issues’: Black farmers are still left out at USDA. By Ximena Bustillo / Politico
Bill Cosby Defends Phylicia Rashad’s Freedom Of Speech. By Elizabeth Blair / NPR
US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark. By Elisa J. Sobo, Diana Schow and Stephanie McClure / The Conversation
Why reparations are always about more than money. By Kerry Whigham / The Conversation
Ida B. Wells Monument Unveiled in Chicago. By Zack Linly / The Root
Descendants of Slaves Say This Louisiana Factory is Environmental Racism. By John Burnett and Marisa Penaloza / NPR
For Native peoples, an apology never spoken is no apology at all. By Negiel Bigpond and Sam Brownback / Wash Post
Towson University removes names of Maryland enslavers from dorms. By Taylor DeVille / Wash Post
MLK Jr. statue vandalism prompts California hate crime investigation. By Steven Vargas / USA Today
Gamble & Huff mark 50 years of Philly Soul and socially conscious music. By Christopher A. Daniel / NBC News
Jam & Lewis Shaped Pop History. They’re Working on Its Future, Too. By Wesley Morris / NYT
“Zola” is a cautionary tale about Black women befriending white women. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Black coaches and ex-athletes say NCAA changes are long overdue. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Sha’Carri Richardson to miss Tokyo Olympics after not making relay. By Tom Schad / USA Today
Naomi Osaka: Watch New Trailer for Netflix Docuseries on Tennis Star. By Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
It’s time MLB celebrates Larry Doby Day, too. By Luke Epplin / Wash Post
