Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
11 Mayors From Los Angeles To Asheville Vow To Create Reparations Pilot Programs. By AP and NPR
Segregated hospitals are killing Black people. Data from the pandemic proves it. By David A. Asch and Rachel M. Werner / Wash Post
Former George Washington U. provost to become Georgia State University president. By Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
Google announces $50 million in grants for HBCUs. By Crist / CNET
Confederate General’s Remains Are Being Moved Out Of Memphis. By AP and NPR
Justice Deferred: The Supreme Court’s History of Enforcing Racism. By Frye Gaillard / The Progressive
Postal Work and the Struggle for Black Freedom. By Rebecca Brenner Graham / AAIHS
Racism kept a Black WWII vet from a Purple Heart, he says. At 99, he got the award. By Timothy Bella / Wash Post
A family celebrates Juneteenth in Mexico — where their Black ancestors first found freedom. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Bulldozed and bisected: Highway construction built a legacy of inequality. By Suzanne Gamboa, Phil McCausland, Josh Lederman and Ben Popken / NBC News
New movies to stream this week: ‘Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer,’ ‘Luca’ and more. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Soul food, summer sun, and family reunion tunes for Father’s Day. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The legacy of Joe Louis’ loss to Max Schmeling on Juneteenth. By Ben Wyatt / The Guardian
Thirty-five years after his death, Len Bias’s story continues to resonate. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
A Quiet Demonstration and a Long Shadow. By Jeré Longman / NYT
Why Juneteenth Matters. It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom.” By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 28) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Harlem Cultural Festival footage is getting wider recognition in the new ‘Summer of Soul’ documentary. By Farrell Evans / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Have We Entered America’s Third Era of Reconstruction? By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharris / The Nation The racist and violent backlash to Reconstruction was…
Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth, day commemorating the end of slavery, a federal holiday. By Mike DeBonis and Felicia Sonmez / Wash Post
This is the Republicans’ back-up plan in case they can’t suppress enough votes. by Fred Hiatt / Wash Post
Former Harvard psychiatrist Lance Dodes: Trump’s psychosis is still an “enormous danger.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
White House Unveils Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremism. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs / NYT
We should rethink how we think about Vice President Harris. Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
Biden nominated as many minority women to be judges in four months as Trump had confirmed in four years. By Adrian Blanco / Wash Post
Biden pressed to go ‘big and bold’ in rooting out housing discrimination. By Katy O’Donnell / Politico
SCOTUS Justices Consider Harvard Affirmative Action Case. By Mark Sherman / HuffPost
