Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
GOP freshmen of color eyeing Dem-dominated minority caucuses. By Melanie Zanona and Sarah Ferris / Politico
As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities from hate. By Harmeet Kaur / CNN
Trump’s COVID response was deadly — but decades of dreadful, racist policy set up the catastrophe. By Igor Derysh / Salon
Biden’s vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers / Wash Post
This Organization Fights For Black Girls Targeted By Overpolicing And School Pushout. By Kimberley Richards / HuffPost
How Parents Can Help Their Kids Make Lasting Interracial Friendships. By Kelsey Borresen / HuffPost
He joined the Freedom Rides of the ’60s for what he thought would be a weekend. It turned out to be two years. By Rachel Hatzipanagos / Wash Post
Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin. By Lisa Page / Wash Post
Trump made an arts commission all White, all male and almost entirely mediocre. By Philip Kennicott / Wash Post
The Unsettling Message of ‘Judas and the Black Messiah.’ By Elizabeth Hinton / The Atlantic
‘Minari’ Movie Review: A Gentle Immigrant Drama Set in U.S. By Alison Willmore / New York Magazine
Black dancer calls out racism in ‘elitist’ European ballet world. By Adela Suliman / NBC News
It’s hard to find children’s books with Black characters, so a coach’s family wrote its own. By Emily Giambalvo / Wash Post
Jackie Robinson’s Bill Keefe letter history: “I am happy for you, that you were born white.” By Josh Levine / Slate
Overlooked No More: Jimmie McDaniel, Tennis Player Who Broke Barriers. By Cindy Shmerler / NYT
HBCUs are landing top recruits — but systemic change requires something more. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Bubba Wallace Needed NASCAR Help. Michael Jordan Took It Personally. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
For Derek Jeter, a Hall of Fame Induction Without the Fans. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
The Way Out of America’s Zero-Sum Thinking on Race and Wealth. By Heather C. McGee / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Republican Party is now a terrorist organization — and none of this is a surprise. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Jonathan Metzl on what’s driving polarization in a post-Trump America — and how to fix it. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post Podcast
The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Texas and the Racist Machinery of Death. By Jordan Smith / The Intercept
How the Patent and Trademark Office Can Promote Racial Justice. By Priti Krishtel / NYT
Black Americans can get ahead by enlisting the support of American capitalists. By Harold J. Logan / Wash Post
