Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
“You’re Gonna See a Lot Of Swag”: James Harden on the New Houston Rockets and His Latest Sneaker/ By Dan Adler / Vanity Fair
Teaching Hard History. Preface by Hasan Kwame Jeffries / Southern Poverty Law Center
Race Inquiry Digest (Sept 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Hollow boom: why black Americans feel left out of US’s robust economy. By Lauren Aratani / The Guardian
As plantations talk more honestly about slavery, some visitors are pushing back. By Hannah Knowles / Wash Post
Clarence Thomas’s Radical Vision of Race. By Corey Robin / The New Yorker
Virginia seminary sets aside $1.7 million to pay reparations to descendants of slaves. By Daniel Burke / CNN
White nationalism: How terrorism has changed since 9/11 — and why America won’t unite. By Mike Kelly / USA Today
Banking while black: Minority business owners with better credit scores than white counterparts face worse treatment and more scrutiny. By Tracy Jan / Wash Post
Trump’s housing finance plan will make mortgages more expensive, especially for black borrowers, housing groups say. By Tracy Jan and Renae Merle / Wash Post
No One Should Take Black Voters for Granted. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
What College Admissions Offices Really Want. By Paul Tough / NYT
Historically black colleges give graduates a wage boost. By Gregory N. Price / The Conversation
Why black parents of Arlington are joining forces. By Amina Luqman-Dawson, Adora Williams and Whytni Kernodle / Wash Post
Curious Kids: Who was the first black child to go to an integrated school? By Russell Wllsworth Lovell II / The Conversation
Tina Turner Is Having the Time of Her Life. By Amanda Hess / NYT
Where are the black men in tennis? By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Conservatives’ reaction to the ‘1619 Project’ is disappointing — and instructive. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Sept 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Teaching Hard History. Preface by Hasan Kwame Jeffries / Southern Poverty Law Center
Nation’s failed weed war turned many into prisoners and others into moguls. By Eileen Rivers / USA Today
Lester Holt Q&A: In prison, I learned about hope and resilience. By Eileen Rivers / USA Today
How Joe Biden attracts both black voters and racially ‘resentful’ voters. By Alexander Agadjanian / Wash Post
Black unemployment rate falls to a record low. By Chris Isidore / CNN
The Lost Promise of Reconstruction. By Eric Foner / NYT
What’s Missing From “White Fragility.” By Lauren Michele Jackson / Slate
‘Aryan’ and ‘Octoroon’: Couples challenge racial labels to get married in Virginia. By Rachel Weiner / Wash Post
Isiah James Wants to Take Brooklyn’s Fight for Affordable Housing to Congress. By Aaron Freedman / The Intercept
