Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Root’s Summer 2025 Reading List Books by Black Authors. By Angela Johnson / The Root
NPR wants to hear from interracial couples for Loving Day. By Brittney Melton / NPR
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Confirms She’s Our Greatest Live Performer. By Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
Maya Moore and Carmelo Anthony: Sports Can Advance Justice. By Rachel Sonis / Time
Basketball legend Dawn Staley reflects on successes and challenges in ‘Uncommon Favor.’ By Amna Nawaz and Courtney Norris / PBS
Former NBA Star Booed Upon Arrival At Trump’s Crypto Dinner. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
If the Hall of Fame is open to Pete Rose, it should find a spot for Curt Flood. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins MVP award after leading Thunder to NBA’s best record. By Joe Vardon / The Athletic
The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed? By Michel Martin / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s Attacks on Black History Betray America. By Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 31) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Race Inquiry Digest (May 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Reimagining Racial Categories: Moving Beyond “White People” in Our Lexicon. By Chat GPT (AI generated)
Glenn Loury on ‘the Barbarians at the Gates.’ By Evan Goldstein and Len Gutkin / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
‘I Even Believe He Is Destroying the American Presidency.’ By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
MAGA Senator’s Stunning Admission: GOP Is Badly Screwing Trump Voters. By Greg Sargent / TNR
Who Gets to Be an American? By Michael Luo / The New Yorker
Trump’s DOJ Thinks Chicago Mayor Hired Too Many Black People. By Zack Linly / Newsone
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms launches run for Georgia governor. By Ben Kamisar / NBC News
Joy Reid Joins the State of the People Tour Movement. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb
On Education, DeSantis’s Florida Paved the Way for Trump’s America. By Dana Goldstein / NYT
Harvard draws the legal blueprint for how to fight back Trump’s revenge campaign. By Austin Sarat / Salon
US launches unit to target DEI policies at colleges with civil fraud probes. By Mike Scarcella and David Thomas / Reuters
Students of Color Want Cops Out of Their Schools. By Marium Zahra / The Progressive
LSU’s William F. Tate named new Rutgers University President. By Nick Kosko / On3
Nobody in Ukraine Thinks the War Will End Soon. By Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic
Making Gaza Unlivable: Israel Intensifies Attacks as Netanyahu Vows to Seize All of Gaza. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
CECOT prison in El Salvador is a ‘human zoo’ of immigrants. By Carolina A. Miranda / Wash Post
Odious In The Oval: Trump Conspiracy Fest. By Li Zhou / HuffPost
Still seeking justice for George Floyd. By Elizabeth Palmer / The Christian Century
The Choice Between Trump Or Christ, Cruelty Or Love. By Henry Karlson / Patheos
