Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Clemson historians searched for unmarked graves. They found dozens for enslaved people owned by a U.S. vice president. By Jaclyn Peiser / Wash Post
New law requires students to complete ethnic studies to graduate from California State University. By Phil Helsel / NBC News
“Lovecraft Country” star: “It’s a shame that men and women are being accosted and lynched” today. By D. Watkins / Salon
Toots Hibbert: A Reggae King Rises Again. By Jason Fine / Rolling Stone
The historic hiring of Jason Wright, the NFL’s first Black team president. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues. It needs to explain why they existed. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Michelle Obama’s Unmatched Call to Action at the Democratic National Convention. By Doreen St. Felix / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Barack Obama Delivers a Jeremiad. By David W. Blight / NYT
Does America Need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission? By Sarah Souli / Politico
Kamala Harris and history: With America at a crossroads, her role will be crucial. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Indians should use the historic VP selection of Kamala Harris to reckon with our own anti-Blackness. By Sharmita Sen / Wash Post
Shirley Chisholm’s historic presidential run helped lead to this moment. By Li Zhou / Vox
Trump, Biden and race: A history. Two men shaped by a different era are vying to lead America through a reckoning. By JM Rieger / Wash Post
Trump Had No Response When Asked If He Regrets All His Lies. By Josephine Harvey / Huff Post
Obama Assails Trump For Attacks On Mail-In Voting. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Stacey Abrams could have as much impact on 2020 as Kamala Harris. By Liette Gidlow / Wash Post
How Kanye West Became a Political Pawn. By Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic
Reports Reveal Federal Agency’s Surveillance of BLM Protests. By Zack Linly / The Root
Don’t use Asians to maintain white privilege, critics say after DOJ letter to Yale. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Sen. Mitch McConnell photo with Confederate flag lives on. By Morgan Watkins / USA Today
Black women are promoted at far lower rates than White men, report finds. By Chabeli Carrazana / 19th News
The World of Slavery, Kidnapping, and the Slave Trade. By Derek Litvak / AAIHS
Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics. By Robert Greene II / The Nation
Fear of a Black Uprising. Confronting the white pathologies that shape racist policing. By Kimberle’ Williams Crenshaw / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Michelle Obama’s Unmatched Call to Action at the Democratic National Convention. By Doreen St. Felix / The New Yorker
Isabel Wilkerson knows that effective discussions about race require new language. That’s where ‘Caste’ comes in. By Bilal Qureshi / Wash Post
