Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Colleges pressured to curb antisemitism; Islamophobia. By Tovia Smith / NPR
Christianity Has Anchored Free Societies. What Happens as They Deconvert? By Bonnie Kristian / Christianity Today
The Wilmington massacre of 1898: a shocking episode of racist violence. By Daniel R. Biddle / The Guardian
Tulsa massacre survivors make final court plea for reparations. By Ashlee Banks / The Grio
Dawoud Bey, Full Frame: On Richmond’s Trail of the Enslaved. By Siddhartha Mitter / NYT
Authors of George Floyd book were told not to talk about systemic racism at Tenn. school event. By Char Adams / NBC News
Black Music Sunday: Swingin’ with the legendary Buck Clayton on his birthday. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Jazz Continuum’ explores Black social dance — from past to present. By Celia Wren / Wash Post
35 Years After Its Debut, Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ Wins a Song of the Year Award. By Mike Ives / NYT
Las Vegas Raiders’ Black leadership is a picture of progress. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Michael Jordan Jumpman biography excerpt: When Air Jordan sneakers were blamed for “Black-on-Black crime.” By Johnny Smith / Slate
Naomi Osaka Name Drops LeBron James as She Reaps the Rewards From His Business Venture Backing. By Akshay Kapoor / Essentially Sports
Andre Iguodala to lead NBA players union amid leadership shake-up. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs isn’t just brilliant, he’s part of a new era. By Matenzie Johnson / Andscape
Victor Wembanyama’s hard launch to NBA stardom. By Ben Golliver / Wash Post
‘Half American’ explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad. By Dave Davies / NPR Podcast
Trump’s big payback: The plot for MAGA’s revenge should scare voters straight. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Abortion Powers Democrats to Big Victories in 3 States. By Jonathan Weisman and Reid J. Epstein / NYT
Houston mayor’s race goes to runoff election. By Andrew Schneider / NPR
Cherelle Parker becomes first woman elected mayor of Philadelphia. By AP and The Guardian
Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member Yusef Salaam will win seat on NYC Council. By AP and NPR
Tim Scott is 2024’s only Black Republican, and he wants America to focus less on race. By Averi Harper and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim / ABC News
With threats on the rise, many American Jews are buying guns, seeking training. By Ashley R. Williams / CNN
BU finds Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracist research center managed funds properly, despite turmoil. By AP and NBC News
Report: U.S. Schools Remain Segregated, More Work to Do. By Arrman Kyaw / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed.
HHMI Launches $1.5 Billion Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program To Support Diversity, Innovation In Biomedical Research. By Sarah Hansen / UMBC News
