Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism and How U.S. Law Enforcement Ignored it. By Michael Barbaro, Ike Sriskandarajah, and Larissa Anderson / NYT
Oldest Institution of Southern Baptist Convention Reveals Past Ties to Slavery. By Adeel Hassan / NYT
After the DNA debacle, Elizabeth Warren’s outreach to minority communities makes a pivot. By Eugene Scott / Wash Post
Congress will have more Latino members than ever before. By Luis Alonso Lugo / Associated Press
HBCU Bennett College Could Close If It Can’t Raise $5 Million By February. By Ashleigh Atwell / Blavity
The Best Black History Books of 2018 by AAAIHS Editors
Race Inquiry Digest (December 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – 58 Jazz Giants in One Immortal Image. By John Leland / NYT
How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline. Mark R. Warren / The Conversation
I’m for Affirmative Action. Can You Change My Mind? Gary Gutting / NYT
The overlooked heroes of the civil rights movement. Remembering Howard Thurman and other forgotten activists. David B. Gowler / Wash Post
Lorraine Hansberry, American radical: She pushed RFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil rights. Imani Perry / Salon
Confederate plaque removed from W. Virginia county courthouse following vote. Joe Heim / Wash Post
Absentee-ballot fraud scandal speaks to wider issue of racism in North Carolina. Khushbu Shah / The Guardian
Minneapolis Confronts Its History of Housing Segregation. Henry Grabar / Slate
Beto O’Rourke sounding out prominent black Democrats as he ponders presidential bid. Garrett Haake and Mike Memoli / NBC News
Another Democrat gets a 2020 look: Andrew Gillum. Marc Caputo and Alex Thompson / Politico
Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom. By Scott Pelley / 60 Minutes
Race Inquiry Digest (December 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Best Black History Books of 2018 by AAAIHS Editors.
Republicans are undermining democracy state by state. Russ Feingold / The Guardian
Mitch McConnell is personally denying Donald Trump a win that nearly everyone would celebrate. Sam Fulwood III / Thinkprogress
He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate. Cassandra Evaniskovia via Lonelyleap / The Atlantic Video
The Murder Case Seemed Solid. Here’s Why Jurors Would Not Convict. Jan Ransom / NYT
Native American imagery is all around us, while the people are often forgotten. Mark Trahant / National Geographic
Native American Lives Are Tragic, But Probably Not in the Way You Think. Terese Mailhot / Mother Jones
Smithsonian Adds Gallery Honoring Latino-American Culture. Peter Libbey / NYT
Large cities still segregated even as nation becoming more diverse. Tara Bahrampour / Wash Post
He Doesn’t Know the System. He’s Been out of Football for Too Long. Nick Greene / Slate
This is what an antiracist America would look like. How do we get there? Ibram X. Kendi / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (December 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Ryan Speedo Green: From juvenile delinquency to opera stardom. After a childhood of anger and violence, the 32-year-old now commands the stage around…
Bush Made Willie Horton an Issue in 1988, and the Racial Scars Are Still Fresh – Peter Baker / NYT
