Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Man With the $13 Billion Checkbook. By John Leland / NYT
Miami’s Little Haiti wasn’t a target for developers. Until the seas started to rise. By Bill Weir / CNN
Beyoncé will lift your spirit with new song from ‘The Lion King’ soundtrack. By Sondra Gonzalez / CNN
Author Michael Eric Dyson’s New Book Will Focus on Jay-Z’s Cultural Impact: ‘This Was the Perfect Time’ By Daryl Nelson / AtlBlackStar
It Was Never About Busing. By Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (July 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – “White Identity Politics” and white backlash: How we wound up with a racist in the White House. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
There’s a Reason We Don’t Say ‘Integration’ Any More. By Erin Aubry Kaplan / NYT
Black women mayors: A rising force in major American cities. By Janell Ross / NBC News
As Cameras Track Detroit’s Residents, a Debate Ensues Over Racial Bias. By Amy Harmon / NYT
What the Hell Is Going on With Trump and the Census, Explained. By Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone
The War to Empower Rural White Voters Is Bigger Than Trump. By Matt Ford / The New Republic
With A Growing Membership Since Trump, Black Gun Group Considers Getting Political. By Brakkton Booker / NPR
The Chicago Defender, Legendary Black Newspaper, Prints Last Copy. By Monica Davey and John Eligon / NYT
James Monroe Enslaved Hundreds. Their Descendants Still Live Next Door. By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
Mitch McConnell and slavery: A dark fable of America’s past — and present. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
As McConnell’s family shows, the legacy of slavery persists in most American lives. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Jay-Z’s Power Of T-Shaped Leadership. By Jason Wingard / Forbes
Ignore the ‘Little Mermaid’ backlash and racist social media trolls. By Todd “Stereo” Williams / The Undefeated
Are Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant and LeBron James Too Powerful? By Marc Stein / NYT
Racism: Milwaukee’s Public Health Emergency. By Isiah Holmes / The Progressive
Race Inquiry Digest (July 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – It Was Never About Busing. By Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT
Don’t forget this: Trump’s fans are loyal, and stuck with him through his Fourth of July fiasco. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Two Years Into Trump’s Presidency, Obama Remains a Top Target for Criticism. By Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman / NYT
The Supreme Court Just Legitimized a Cornerstone Element of Voter Suppression. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
It’s the Cruelty, Stupid. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Elizabeth Warren Pitches Plan To Close Wage Gap For Women Of Color. By Alexis Arnold / HUffPost
The Justice Department Hasn’t Found a New Reason for the Census Citizenship Question—but Trump Has. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Joe Biden apologises for remarks about segregationist senators. By Martin Pengelly / The Guardian
The Same Myths That Thwarted Busing Are Keeping School Segregation Alive. By Sherrilyn Ifill / Slate
When ‘Black Lives Matter’ Is Invoked in the Abortion Debate. By John Eligon / NYT
