Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
For Black Americans, It’s Not a Housing Crisis. It’s a Chronic Condition. By Aaron Wiener / Mother Jones
Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age” Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness. By Stephanie Hayes / The Atlantic
REMEMBRANCE by Rita Woods. Kirkus Review
‘Stay Close’: PBS film spotlights race, adversity and a black man’s rare success in the sport of fencing. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Rooney Rule wobbles as NFL’s fetish for young, white coaches continues. By Gabriel Baumgaertner / The Guardian
NFL rules need to change to protect mobile quarterbacks. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Can artificial intelligence help us understand racial bias in sports. By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
Eddie Gallagher isn’t a “lifestyle brand” story: It’s a story about the rise of American fascism. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Wake up, Republicans. Your party stands for all the wrong things now. By Stuart Stevens / Wash Post
Naming the Threat: The scourge of police violence targeting Black women. By Kimberle Williams Crenshaw / The New Republic
Hate thrives amid silence. We must speak up. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Denying a Professor Tenure, Harvard Sparks a Debate Over Ethnic Studies. By Kate Taylor / NYT
Illinois Lt. Governor is first in line to buy pot after her state legalizes it for recreational purposes. By Sky Palma / Raw Story
Police Stop Black Drivers At Higher Rate Than Whites In California. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / Huff Post
The Bitter (Occasionally Brave) Legacy of Selling Blackness. By Aaron Ross Coleman / The Nation
Black Lives, Black Voices. By Hamed Aleaziz / SF Chronicle
Latina Equal Pay Day Is Later Than Last Year. We Can’t Afford to Fall Further Behind. By Monica Ramirez / Fortune
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read. By Angel Jennings / LA Times
10 black podcasts we loved from 2019. By Eryn Matthewson / The Undefeated
The Asian-American Canon Breakers. By Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
See Octavia Spencer As Madam C.J. Walker In First Look At Netflix’s Limited Series. By Kemberly Richards / Huff Post
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Night One Recap: Threats and New Abuse Details. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Jacey Fortin / NYT
Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book. By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
The Towering, Complicated Legacy of David Stern. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Entering NFL playoffs, black quarterbacks have already won. By Jason Reid and Doug Clawson / The Undefeated
Biographer and journalist David Maraniss on Trump, Obama and history turned “upside down.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
The Decade in Asian America. By Jenn Fang / NBC News
Black Lives Matter began after Trayvon Martin’s death. Ferguson showed its staying power. By Patrisse Cullors / NBC News
