Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Examining the American Medical Association’s racist history and its overdue reckoning. Yamiche Alcindor and Claire Mufson / PBS
From Charleston to Minneapolis, America grapples with symbols of slave-owning past. By Kimeko McCoy / The Undefeated
The Achievement of Barry Jenkins’s “The Underground Railroad.” By Doreen St. Félix / The New Yorker
White supremacists attacked Johnny Cash for marrying a ‘Negro’ woman. But was his first wife Black? By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
Breaking up with your favorite racist childhood classic books. By Valerie Strauss / Wash Post
‘Respect’: Trailer for Aretha Franklin Biopic. By Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today as it was in 1971. By Tyina Steptoe / The Conversation
Dawn Richard, ‘Second Line’: Album Review. By Jon Dolan / Rolling Stone
The Making of ‘High on the Hog,’ Bringing Black Food History to TV. By Kim Severson / NYT
Life Lessons from Georgetown’s Basketball Coach John Thompson. By Maurice Jackson / AAIHS
Even with the recent push for diversity, fewer Black coaches getting top FBS head-coaching jobs. By Adam Rittenberg / The Undefeated
How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel. By Sheila Marikar / NYT
Watch “Why Lewis has won 92 F1 races – by Peter Windsor / You Tube
Let’s pause to mark ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ — and its lessons for our time. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (May 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured America’s right-wing political monsters are real — and they are coming for you. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
How Black Lives Matter changed the American conversation about Israel and Palestine. By Marya Hannun / Slate
America’s Deadly Domestic Extremism Worst In 24 Years, Reveals New FBI Report. By Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost
Leaked Video: Dark Money Group Brags About Writing GOP Voter Suppression Bills Across The Country. By Ari Berman And Nick Surgey / Mother Jones
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for Top Civil Rights Job at DOJ in Latest Attack on Voting Rights. Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Civics legislation snared in national debate over talking about race in education. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
Majority-Minority Myths. Jake Rosenfeld / Dissent Magazine
The Obamas Are Freed in Their Blackness. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
City Of Columbus To Pay $10 Million In Settlement With Family Of Andre Hill. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover. By Michael LaForgia and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries / NYT
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism. By Philip Marcelo / AP and ABC News
After Chauvin Verdict, Black Police Officers Consider What Has Changed. By Brianna Scott / NPR
