Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Imbolo Mbue’s ‘How Beautiful We Were’ Exposes the Human Cost of Capital. By Omar El-Akkad / NYT
Only Oprah had the empathy and interview skills to take on the damaging British media – and win. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
When Ali-Frazier made America choose sides. By Branson Wright / The Undefeated
How LeBron James Uses His Influence to Improve Community Development. By Keith Schneider / NYT
N.F.L. Asked to Address Race-Based Evaluations in Concussion Settlement. By Ken Belson /NYT
Joe Biden just launched the second war on poverty. By Dylan Matthews / Vox
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Harry Breaks Free From the Racial Contract—and Pays the Price. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Biden to sign order expanding voting rights on Bloody Sunday anniversary. By Sam Levine / The Guardian
Selma on My Mind. By Nicolaus Mills / Dissent
Will Democrats scrap the filibuster to pass big election package? By Dan Balz / Wash Post
Campaigns for Reparations Are Gaining Steam Across the Country. By David lamb / The Progressive
The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Can Help Biden Transform Politics. By Ed Kilgore / NY Magazine
How the Pandemic Economy Could Wipe Out a Generation of Black-Owned Businesses. By Lydia DePillis / ProPublica
Why violence against the Asian American community is on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic. By Li Zhou / Vox
White People Got COVID-19 Vaccines Meant for Others. By Janell Ross / Time
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, explained. By Sean Collins / Vox
A small-town congregation sold its church. A whites-only group moved in. By Billy Ball / Wash Post
Jackson, Mississippi has a water crisis because our state legislature has a race problem. By Donna Ladd and NBC News
One Old Way of Keeping Black People From Voting Still Works. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What the policing response to the KKK in the 1960s can teach about dismantling white supremacist groups today. By David Cunningham / The Conversation
Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts are obsessed – but very wrong – about the Byzantine Empire. By Roland Betancourt / The Conversation
My Mother Found the Dr. Seuss Book. By Michael Harriot / The Atlantic
“Coming 2 America” takes the crown, delivering a sequel worthy of & less patriarchal than the first. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
How ‘Insecure’ Star Issa Rae Is Changing Television: ‘I Just Wanted a Balance.’ By Melissa Leon / The Daily Beast
‘Judas’ Is the Latest Political Movie to Punt on Politics. By Maya Phillips / NYT
Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed bills restricting voter access.
