Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week. By Kevin Liptak and Jasmine Wright / CNN
House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State. By Barbara Sprunt / NPR
With Trump’s backing, Walker freezes Senate GOP field in Georgia. By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju / CNN
Troy Carter wins Louisiana special election in blow to progressives. By Ally Mutnick / Politico
Some Right-Wing Troops Find Themselves Targeted by Their Own War Machine. By Mike Giglio / The Intercept
Amid racial reckoning, National Park Service recognizes new Underground Railroad sites. By Michelle Stoddart / ABC News
The Forgotten Black Panthers. By Santi Elijah Holley / The Nation
Hollywood Is Leaving Money On The Table By Not Prioritizing Diversity, New Study Shows.By Marina Fang / HuffPost
‘A Love Song for Latasha’ provides fullness to Black girls gone too soon. By Sharon Brooks / The Undefeated
How racism pushed Tina Turner and other Black women artists out of America. By Christina Turner / PBS
Remembering pianist and jazz composer extraordinaire Geri Allen for Jazz Appreciation Month. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
‘One Night in Miami’: The truth behind its meeting of Malcolm X, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and the future Muhammad Ali. By Faith Karimi / CNN
CHASING A DREAM: For 13-year-old bull rider Nicholas Jackson, pursuing championships means facing physical danger and navigating life in a predominantly White sport. By Roman Stubbs and Toni L. Sandys / Wash Post
How to confront systemic racism? Heed the call of Martin Luther King. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Tucker Carlson, the Chauvin verdict and the burden of “white civilization.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now? By Audra D. S. Burch, Amy Harmon, Sabrina Tavernise and Emily Badger / NYT
Teen Girl Killed By Columbus Police On Afternoon Of Chauvin Verdicts. By Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost
What you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. By Al Tompkins / Poynter
A violent police encounter in Virginia is a reminder of the anti-Black racism Latinos must fight. By Julio Ricardo Varela / Wash Post
Inside the Democratic strategy to expand voting rights state by state. By Liz Crampton / Politico
Why Political Sectarianism Is a Growing Threat to American Democracy. By Nate Cohn / NYT
‘Anglo-Saxon’ Is What You Say When ‘Whites Only’ Is Too Inclusive. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Black women are gaining political power in US cities. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Racism’s corrosive impact on the health of Black Americans. By Bill Whitaker / CBS News
The car as a symbol of freedom? Not if you’re Black. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
Slave traders Rothman review: New history Ledger and the Chain explodes all the old myths. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
