Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Michelle Obama is stepping into the 2020 election with a program to boost voter turnout. By Jada Yuan / Wash Post
Joe Biden Got Too Comfortable. By Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
Wilson Jerman witnessed it all in his 50-plus years in the White House. By Will Haygood / Wash Post
This was supposed to go away’: The battle to shape how the world viewed Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Michael Brice-Saddler / Wash Post
Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy? By The Editorial Board / NYT
Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro / NPR
Naomi Osaka Is The Highest-Paid Female Athlete Ever, Topping Serena Williams. By Kurt Badenhausen / Forbes
Akim Aliu’s Account of Racism Pushes Hockey to Search Its Soul. By Salim Valji / NYT
Magic Johnson says LeBron James is probably best ‘all-around’ player ever, but Michael Jordan is the GOAT. By Michael Kaskey- Blomain / CBS News
Harvard Researchers Find ‘Inequality On Top Of Inequality’ In COVID-19 Deaths. By James Doubek / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (May 28) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – During World War II, the black press campaigned for a double victory – over tyranny abroad and segregation at home. By Dan C….
Trump’s attempts to smear Obama could backfire spectacularly. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Black Voters Are Key Witnesses to Crimes Against Democracy. By Nse Ufot / NYT
Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting. By Michael Wines / NYT
Trump’s HHS secretary accidentally tells the truth: Racism is driving pandemic policy. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
When the Mask You’re Wearing ‘Tastes Like Socialism.’ By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Soldiers of the boogaloo: David Neiwert on the far right’s plans for a new civil war. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Asian American doctors and nurses are fighting racism and the coronavirus. By Tracy Jan / Wash Post
I don’t smile when I run to be sociable. I smile so I don’t get shot. By Benyam Tesfai / Wash Post
“Whitening of the Media”: As Pandemic Cuts Ravage Newsrooms, Diversity Is “First Thing That Goes.” By Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now
After only 12% of minority-owned businesses received relief loans, many plan to close down: survey. By Igor Derysh / Salon
HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic. By Annie Grayer, Layra Jarett and Yon Pomrenze / CNN
Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” takes it back to Vietnam: Watch the trailer. By Claire Shaffer / Salon
NFL owners pass on plan to boost diversity by improving teams’ draft picks. By Associated Press / The Guardian
Art Never Dies. It outlives the contentious political veneer that we cast over everything. By Sonny Rollins / NYT
Watch Trevor Noah Mock Fox News on Obama Commencement Speeches / You Tube
Race Inquiry Digest (May 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Harvard Researchers Find ‘Inequality On Top Of Inequality’ In COVID-19 Deaths. By James Doubek / NPR
States Keep Failing Black People. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
The Coronavirus and The Cities We Need. By The Editorial Board / NYT
Racism, Rather Than Facts, Drove U.S. Coronavirus Travel Bans. By Joe Penney / The Intercept
