Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
How Chadwick Boseman Embodies Black Male Dignity. By Reggie Ugwu / NYT
Across America, racist and sexist monuments give way to a new future. By Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (January 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – “We’re going to impeach the motherfucker.” Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) Lots Of Us Think Trump Is A Motherf**ker Who Should Be Impeached. Rashida Tlaib…
The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S. May Surprise You. By Molly Fosco / Ozy
She Stood Up to Cuomo. Soon She’ll Be the First Woman to Lead the N.Y. Senate. By Vivian Wang / NYT
Senate Republicans, follow Tim Scott’s lead. Reject judges with records tainted by racism. By Nan Aron / USA Today
‘I Feel Invisible’: Native Students Languish in Public Schools. By Erica L. Green and Annie Waldman / NYT
Hate Crimes in Canada surge 47%, fueled by attacks on Jewish, Muslims and black populations. By Amanda Coletta / Wash Post
Meet Annie Easley, the barrier-breaking mathematician who helped us explore the solar system. By Dan Samorodnitsky / Salon
Michelle Obama and Stacey Abrams, Models of Power for Black Women. By Susan Chira / NYT
Trump’s border wall was never just about security. It’s meant to remind all Latinos that we’re unwelcome. By Julio Ricardo Varela / NBC News
13 moments in Asian America that moved us in 2018. By Traci G. Lee / NBC News
The Kernel of Human (or Rodent) Kindness. What we can learn from lab rats that don’t show empathy for other rats. By Henry James Garrett / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (January 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Across America, racist and sexist monuments give way to a new future. By Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian
White evangelical Christians need Jesus — not Donald Trump — if their movement is going to survive. By David B. Gowler / Salon
‘Wow, I’m racist’: In time of viral encounters, ‘white spaces’ are used to confront biases. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
The Path to the Presidency Could Be Harder for White Democrats in 2020. By Jemelle Bouie / Slate
Latinx voters showed up and helped usher in a blue wave, new data continues to confirm. By Gabe Ortiz / Daily Kos
Which boxes to check? College hopefuls weigh race, identity and affirmative action. Nick Anderson / Wash Post
NAACP Launches Boycott of Facebook: Platform Is Unhealthy for African Americans & U.S. Democracy. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Ben Carson’s HUD dials back investigations into housing discrimination. By Tracy Jan / Wash Post
To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach. By Liz Schlemmer / NPR
NCAA needs a reality check when it comes to grad rates for black athletes. By Derrick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
From 1968 to 2018: Angela Davis on Freedom Struggles Then and Now, and the Movements of the Future. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
We Are All Riders on the Same Planet. By Matthew Myer Boulton and Joseph Heithaus / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (December 31) – Happy New Year
Featured – The Kernel of Human (or Rodent) Kindness. What we can learn from lab rats that don’t show empathy for other rats. By Henry…
Were black voters bamboozled by Russia? It’s nowhere near that simple. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Democrats Plan Separate Fix For Voting Rights Act To Make Chief Justice Roberts Happy. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
FIRST STEP Act must be a stepping stone to much more aggressive reform. By Inimai Chettiar and Ames Grawert / USA Today
After more than 200 attempts, the Senate has finally passed anti-lynching legislation. By P.R. Lockhart / Vox
