Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
ELCA elects first Black presiding bishop, calls Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide. By Yonat Shimron / RNS
Trump Wants to Make the Confederacy Great Again. By Chris Lehmann / The Nation
Robert Smalls Gets Statue At South Carolina State Capitol. By Joe Jurado / Newsone
How the George Floyd Protests Changed America, for Better and Worse. By Justin Driver / NYT
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Roy Hargrove. By Marcus J. Moore / NYT
Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are the Wealthiest Celebrity Couple in 2025 — Here’s Their Fortune. By Lauren Weiler / Showbiz CheatSheet
What Would Roberto Clemente Do? By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Hulk Hogan’s legacy isn’t complicated. By David Dennis Jr. /Andscape
Victoria Mboko: The Canadian tennis talent who can’t stop winning arrives at her home event. By Matthew Futterman / The Athletic
Noah Lyles’ taunting stare sparks beef with Kenny Bednarek at U.S. track championships. By Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic
Dennis Rodman’s Daughter Trinity Rodman Is The Highest-Paid Player In National Women’s Soccer League. By Dantee Ramos / Blavity
How Our History Became “Divisive.” By Stephen Kearse / Mother Jones
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What Federal Control of D.C. Police Could Mean for Overpolicing in Black Communities. By Christina Carrega / Capital B
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Obama blasts Texas GOP redistricting plan as a ‘power grab.’ By Joey Garrison / USA Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 9) – 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.
Netanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza. By Alex de Waal / NYT
Behind Trump and Vance Is This Man’s Movement. By Ezra Klein / NYT Podcast
How Trump Is Plotting To Disrupt The Next Election. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost (Image by CNN)
American democracy is crashing out and it will be hard to reverse, international rights group warns. By Russell Payne / Salon
Trump’s mass deportations are hurting local economies. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Florida is the laboratory for MAGA — and American autocracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean. By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio (Image by Blacknews)
Why Black Advocates Say Voting Rights Are Hanging by a Thread. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Under Pressure From Trump, the Accreditor Overseeing Harvard Proposes Nixing DEI Standards. By Eric Kelderman / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President. By Vimal Patel / NYT
Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781. By Troy Closson / NYT
