Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Black Lives Matter activists strike back at Dems slamming ‘defund the police.’ By Laura Barron-Lopez and Holly Gtterbein / Politico
Black businesses are fighting for their lives. We can’t afford to lose them. By Michelle Singletary / Wash Post
Black Farmers Have Been Robbed of Land. A New Bill Would Give Them a “Quantum Leap” Toward Justice. By Tom Philpot / Mother Jones
Supervision, once intended to help offenders, ups mass incarceration. By Miriam Aroni Krinsky and Vincent Schiraldi / USA Today
The Black Native American descendants fighting for the right to belong. By Claire Tighe / NBC News
UC Berkeley removed the names of ‘racist’ figures from two of its buildings. By Christina Zdanowicz / CNN
Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America. By Kerri Greenidge / NYT
St. Mary’s College of Maryland unveils memorial to enslaved people on its campus. By Joe Heim / Wash Post
20/20 Breonna Taylor story: 5 things to watch from ABC/Courier Journal. By Tessa Duvall / Courier Journal
Poet Nikki Giovanni shares her wisdom about Biden, cowardly racism, and why love is a pineapple. By D. Watkins / Salon
Some famous rappers backed Trump’s campaign. Did it matter? By Clyde McGrady / Wash Post
On Running While Black, With More Hope Than Before. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
The Nigerian influence over the 2020 NBA draft. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
As M.L.S. Playoffs Open, Black Players Press for Progress. By Miriti Murungi / NYT
Megan Rapinoe on taking a knee: ‘White people were mad. Whew, were they mad.’ By Megan Rapinoe / The Guardian
A Blueprint for Racial Healing in the Biden Era. By Sheryll Cashin / Politico
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured “Trump is Gone.” By The Comedy Quartet / YouTube
The Challenge of Black Patriotism. By Theodore R. Johnson / NYT
Biden speaking about systemic racism is a win. But the battle is just beginning. By Courtland Milloy / Wash Post
Americans didn’t repudiate Donald Trump. But Black voters did. Suzette Hackney / USA Today
This Election, Latinos Sent a Warning Sign to Democrats. By Mariso Franco / NYT
Obama says internet, social media are threat to democracy. By Peter Kafka / Vox
How Georgia went blue. By Katrina vanden Heuvel / Wash Post
Nearly two-thirds of older Black Americans can’t afford to live alone without help – and it’s even tougher for Latinos. By Jan Mutchler / The Conversation
Homes for sale: Black homeowners more likely to return to renting. By Charisse Jones / USA Today
Some Brazilians long considered themselves White. Now many identify as Black as fight for equity inspires racial redefinition. By Terrence McCoy and Heloisa Traiano / Wash Post
