Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The new Helen of Troy is Black — and that’s upsetting racists. By CK Smith / Salon
NAACP boycott call: Why pros – not college athletes – should step up. By Ken Makin / Andscape
Is Victor Wembanyama the Most Interesting Person in Sports? By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Marshall Faulk Says Raheem Morris’ Firing Shows Why Black Coaches Struggle to Land NFL HC Jobs. By Abhishek Sachin Sandikar / Essentially Sports
The Real Story Behind Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle.’ By Mahalia Otshudy / The Root
The Virus of Racism: An American Contagion. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor/ On Race in America
On Race in America (May 30) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured The Four Horsemen of American Decline. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race In America
Trump’s war against wokeness is not new. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Dems warn a third of Congressional Black Caucus could be wiped out by redistricting wars. By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona / NBC News
What Dems Must Now Overcome to Win the House. By David Kurtz / TPM
How Minority Districts Fueled the G.O.P.’s Southern Ascendancy in Congress. By Carl Huise / NYT
Black Georgia lawmakers claim ‘voter disenfranchisement’ after Gov. Brian Kemp signs new law making local elections nonpartisans in predominantly Black counties. By Brandon Caldwell / The Grio
Why a landmark Supreme Court ruling has failed to keep racial bias out of jury selection. By Austin Scott / The Conversation
Black People Worse Off in Trump’s Economy Than Every Other Group, Per the Fed. By Layla A. Jones / TPM
The Alabama Black Belt Left to Drown in Sewage After DEI Reversal. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Trump Is Changing Who Gets To Be — And Stay — American. By Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost
Florida’s new history course whitewashes the founders on slavery. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
New HBCU Coalition Aims to Fast-Track Institutions to R1 Status. By Jamaal Abdul-Alim / The EduLedger
The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences. By Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
Pope Leo is right. Trump’s war in Iran fails a test. By Ranesh Ponnuru / Wash Post
Cubans Deserve America’s Generosity, Not Its Cruelty. By Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan L. Jackson / NYT
Those with Trump in China have something in common — and it’s not the interest of America. By Robert Reich / AlterNet
Putin says Russia-Ukraine war ‘coming to an end.’ By Tara Suter / The Hill
White House aims to link U.S. history and Christianity in 9-hour prayer festival. By Michelle Boorstein, Laura Meckler and Natalie Allison / Wash Post
Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker
Black clergy strategize, preach and urge election turnout after Voting Rights Act gutting. By Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins / RNS
