Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
“If Bitterness Were A Whetstone”: On Grief, History, And COVID-19. By Elise A. Mitchell / AAIHS
Psychologist John Gartner: Trump is a “sexual sadist” who is “actively engaging in sabotage.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
“You’re Just Screwed”: Why Black-Owned Businesses Are Struggling To Get Coronavirus Relief Loans. By Kara Voght / Mother Jones
Vote-By-Mail, Critical In Pandemic, Poses Risks For Voters Of Color. By Tierney Sneed / Talkinpointsmemo
First pollution, now coronavirus: Black parish in Louisiana deals with ‘a double whammy’ of death. By Trymaine Lee / NBC News
San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. By Dartunorro Clark / NBC News
Black Leaders Want a Black Woman as Biden’s Running Mate. But Who? By Astead W. Herndon / NYT
It’s George Wallace’s World Now. Wallace never won the presidency, but the base he mobilized has found a home in today’s Republican Party. By Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic
The Life and Death of Jerry Givens, Virginia Executioner-Turned- Abolitionist. By Liliana Segura / The Intercept
Kanye West is Now Officially a Billionaire. By Zack O’Malley Greenburg / Forbes
Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts And The Next Wave Of Black QBs In The NFL. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Lessons in Self-Sufficiency. The Blacks of Pin Point Georgia. A Documentary Directed by Jeff Bednarz / You Tube
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – ‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America. By Linda Villarosa / NYT
Why the Virus Is a Civil Rights Issue: ‘The Pain Will Not Be Shared Equally.’ By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
Georgia’s Covid-19 reopening pits white governor against black mayors. By Kenya Evelyn / The Guardian
Gov. Whitmer Creates Coronavirus Task Force To Address Effect On Black Americans. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
In crafting a new COVID-19 relief bill, listen to the most vulnerable voices. By Stacey Abrams, Rebecca Dixon and Stacy McLouglin Taylor / Salon
Trump wants a scapegoat, as always — but an immigration ban won’t slow the pandemic or enable widespread testing. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Trump coronavirus response feeds distrust in black and Latino communities. By Laura Barron-Lopez / Politico
Tim Wise on Trump, the coronavirus and the pandemic of white privilege. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Surgeon general gets pushed to sidelines, sparking questions. By Dan Diamond / Politico
Coronavirus batters the Navajo Nation, and it’s about to get worse. By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Cynthia McFadden, Christine Romo and Jaime Longoria / NBC News
I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism. By Sojung Ji / Wash Post
Stacey Abrams Knows the Secret to Winning the White House. By Lauren Groh-Wargo / NYT
How do you know voting by mail works? The U.S. military’s done it since the Civil War. By Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
Racism After Redlining. By Nathan Connolly / AAIHS
Discover the life and legacy of Lloyd Garrison Wheeler, the first black lawyer in Illinois. By Mitzi Miller / NYT
In Netflix’s ‘#blackAF,’ Kenya Barris dares you to laugh at — or with — a black Larry David. By Syreeta McFadden / NBC News
How ‘Mrs. America’ gives Shirley Chisholm her due — and exposes the limits of 1970s feminism. By Sonia Rao / Wash Post
‘Open the Economy’ Protesters Only Care About White Lives. By Michael Harriot / The Root
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 27) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Lessons in Self- Sufficiency. The Blacks of Pin Point Georgia. A Documentary Directed by Jeff Bednarz / You Tube