Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
HBO’s messy “Tiger” treats the controversial golf icon as salacious entertainment. By Kaitlin Thomas / Salon
Joe Biden delivers one of the best inaugural addresses in memory. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What is Reconstruction? The era offers lessons on white nationalism, Trump, and the Capitol riot. By Fabiola Cineas / Vox
Black Americans Have Seen White Terrorists Rampage Before. By Rochelle Riley / The Undefeated
The Capitol riot is a reminder of the links between police and white supremacy. By Anna North / Vox
Pentagon probes extremism in U.S. military as thousands of troops guard D.C. after Capitol riot. By Kevin Breuninger and Amanda Macias / CNBC
Why Is America So Divided Today? By Ian Bremmer / Time
The Capitol Riot Revealed the Darkest Nightmares of White Evangelical America. By Matthew Avery Sutton / The New Republic
White women’s role in white supremacy, explained. By Anna North / Vox
Republican Senator Apologizes to Black Constituents for Challenging Electoral Vote. By Lauren Camera / US News
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition. By Julilly Kohler-Hausmann / Dissent
Jaime Harrison is Biden’s pick for Democratic National Committee chair. By Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
How Stacey Abrams has been mobilizing Asian Americans for years. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans. By Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber / NBC News
The Coronavirus Is Erasing Minority Women from the Workforce. By Diane Coyle / NYT
Tom Vilsack’s nomination as agriculture secretary reopens old wounds for Black farmers. By Laura Reiley / Wash Post
Lincoln’s first inauguration met with threats of kidnapping, killing and militias. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Virginia holiday commemorating Confederate generals won’t be celebrated in 2021, for the first time in over 100 years. By Li Cohen / CBS News
Reconstruction lessons for Trump: Dealing with Confederate treason was more complicated than you’d think. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Imprisonment Changed American Politics Forever. By Raymond Arsenault / NYT
Caste Does Not Explain Race. By Charisse Burden-Stelly / Boston Review
What happened after a boxer, a revolutionary, a singer and a football star met in a 1960s hotel room. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
World’s greatest athlete’ Jim Thorpe was wronged by bigotry. The IOC must correct the record. By Anita DeFrantz / Wash Post
Lawsuit by HBCU athletes fights what it calls NCAA’s systemic racism. By Derrick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
Joe Biden’s Looming War on White Supremacy. By Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In
Featured Joe Biden delivers one of the best inaugural addresses in memory. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
