Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (May 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Bob Marley lyrics that still hold true today (and probably always will). By Kendall Trammell / CNN
Buried Truths. A Podcast Series. By WABE and NPR
A symbol of slavery — and survival. By Deneen L. Brown / Wash Post
The Trip I Hope All African-Americans Can Take. By Mercedes Bent / NYT
Black Mississippi student says in lawsuit she was denied graduation honor because of race. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
The Rich Legacy of African American Political and Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / Black Perspectives
In an era of rising anti-Semitism, should Jewish Americans tack left or right? By Andrew Paul / Wash Post
Black imprisonment rates are down. It’s important to know why. By Charles lane and Keith Humphreys / Wash Post
Florida Legislature approves bill requiring former felons to pay fines and fees before voting. By P.R. Lockhart / Vox
How African-Americans disappeared from the Kentucky Derby. By Katherine Mooney / Salon
Miss America, Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Are All Black Women for the First Time. By Mihir Zaveri / NYT
Harry Shum Jr. On How Lack Of Asian Representation Hurt His Self-Perception. By Kemberly Yam / HuffPost
Giannis Antetokounmpo Is the Pride of a Greece That Shunned Him. By Peter S. Goodman / NYT
Jim Crow North: A New Book about Segregation and Struggle outside the South. By J.T. Roane / AAIHS
Race Inquiry Digest (May 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Russian Efforts to Exploit Racial Divisions in 2016 Found Firm Ground in U.S., Report Says. By Mihir Zaveri and Jacey Fortin / NYT
It’s time to talk about being white in America. By Jonathan M. Metzl / Wash Post
Coddling white nationalists has deadly consequences. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
Why So Many Violent White Supremacists Aren’t Charged With Domestic Terrorism. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
The Punisher skull: Unofficial logo of the white American death cult. By David Masciotra / Salon
Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate. By James Arkin / Politico
What Ulysses S. Grant would tell Trump about Robert E. Lee. By Daniel Fried / Wash Post
Who Killed Atlanta’s Children? By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
From Nigel Shelby to Zion Wade, America must protect Black queer children. By George Johnson / NBC News
John Singleton’s storytelling legacy will live on for generations to come. By Kelley L. Carter / The Undefeated
Antoine Fuqua lets Muhammad Ali tell his own story in HBO’s ‘What’s My Name.’ By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Wynton Marsalis on 12 Essential Jazz Recordings. By Hank Shteamer / Rolling Stone
