Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The little-known history of the Black ‘Concrete Cowboy.’ By Faith Karimi / CNN
DMX, Known For Gritty Raps And Smashing Billboard Charts, Dies At Age 50. By Jeremy Blum /HuffPost
Howard University, with a coach’s moxie and a superstar’s money, takes on golf. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
How Integration Came to the American League, in Cleveland’s Glory Days. By John Williams / NYT
At the Masters, Lee Elder Gets Another Moment in the Spotlight. By Bill Pennington /NYT
Simone Biles, the world’s most dominant gymnast, has something new for Tokyo. By Emily Giambalvo / Wash Post
Deshaun Watson update: Attorney acknowledges QB engaged in sex acts. By Tom Schad / USA Today
“Exterminate All the Brutes,” Reviewed: A Vast, Agonizing History of White Supremacy. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Republicans are out of the mainstream on race. By William Saletan / Slate
When to ignore race in the Derek Chauvin trial. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
The Fear That Is Shaping American Politics. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Does the FBI have the right culture to fight domestic terrorism? By Chuck Rosenberg / Wash Post
Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names. By Jessie Yeung / CNN
Buttigieg says racism built into US infrastructure was a ‘conscious choice.’ By April Ryan / The Grio
Tishaura Jones becomes first black woman elected St. Louis mayor. By Christopher Reeves / Daily Kos
Navajo Nation Tames the Virus With a Big Vaccine Push. By Melina Delkic and Madeleine Ngo / NYT
This is environmental racism.’ How a protest in a North Carolina farming town sparked a national movement. By Darryl Fears and Brady Dennis / Wash Post
Alcee Hastings, longtime Florida Congressman, dies after cancer battle. USA Today
United rolls out ambitious new plan to train at least 2,500 women and people of color as pilots by 2030. By Errol Barnett / CBS News
What is racial trauma? How Black therapists are helping patients cope. By Rheana Murray / Today
Historical /Voting rights are under attack across America but corporations can help. By Stacey Abrams / USA Today
Georgia’s Unique And Bloody History With Voter Disenfranchisement. By Ciara Torres-Spelliscy / TPM
The California Klan’s Anti-Asian Crusade. By Kevin Waite / The Atlantic
Originalism’s racist roots in opposition to Brown v. Board of Education. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Crystal Mason Was Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars Because She Voted. By Jesse Wegman /NYT
Charlottesville Confederate monuments coming down: Where America went wrong after the Civil War and what we can learn from Germany. By Jalane Schmidt / Slate
