Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
There were the Negro Leagues, and then there were the Black Fives. By Ade D. Adeniji / CBS News
Carmouche to be 1st Black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2013. By AP and NBC News
Justin Fields and the double standard of Black quarterback prospects. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Tucker Carlson, the Chauvin verdict and the burden of “white civilization.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (May 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The ‘Mississippi Plan’ to keep Blacks from voting in 1890: ‘We came here to exclude the Negro.’ By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
The historic Chauvin verdict isn’t “justice” — it’s a broken system trying to save itself. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Before Chauvin: decades of Minneapolis police violence that failed to spark reform. By Amudalat Ajasa and Lois Beckett / The Guardian
‘Watch the show, folks’: Va. trooper no longer employed after playing to camera in violent stop of Black driver. By Justin Jouvenal / Wash Post
‘I’m Serving This Country, and This Is How I’m Treated?’ By Theodore R. Johnson / NYT
Senate passes anti-Asian American hate crime bill. By Nicholas Wu / Politico
The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse. By David Brooks / NYT
Democrats fear GOP targeting racial justice protests. By Giulia Heyward / Politico
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
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
