Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
‘I needed something different for my own soul.’ By Barry Svrluga / Wash Post
New research undercuts Republican views of racism. By Phillip Bump / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Harvard’s Board Unanimously Backs President Claudine Gay. By Nia T. Evans / Mother Jones
A Trump Dictatorship Is Not “Inevitable”—as Long as We Step Up Now. By Joan Walsh / The Nation
Alabama and Georgia Defy Federal Courts on Redistricting. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
After Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, college counselors shift strategy. By Liz Willen / USA Today
African Americans, the Palestinian People, the Jewish People. By Brian Gilmore / Goodmenproject
Biden will sign an executive order on federal funding for Native Americans. By AP and NBC News
Tim Alberta Book Review: America’s White Evangelical Problem. By Sarah Jones / New York Intelligencer
The cults that took over Christian colleges now aim to take over your government. By SemDem / Daily Kos
Well-known Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles G. Adams dies, but his legacy lives on. By Terrell Bailey / CBS News
What Happened When the U.S. Failed to Prosecute an Insurrectionist Ex-President. By Jill Lepore / The New Yorker
Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant’s Complex Relationship With Slavery. By John Reeves / Smithsonian Magazine
Longstreet: the Confederate general who switched sides on race. By Rich Tenorio / The Guardian
Trump Will Suppress American History. By Clint Smith / The Atlantic
Budgets for ‘prestige’ films dried up. So Ava DuVernay found a new way. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Rachel and Jackie Robinson and Housing Discrimination in Connecticut. By Seth S. Tannenbaum / AAIHS
In ‘Blind Side’ case, Tuohys share texts to accuse Michael Oher of trying to extort $15 million. By Torrey Hart / The Athletic
AP African American studies adds lesson on sports and racial justice. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
What Trump Could Do With a Second Term. The Atlantic Staff
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured New research undercuts Republican views of racism. By Phillip Bump / Wash Post
Haley faces moment of truth in next GOP debate. By Julia Mueller / The Hill
Why is Biden losing support from people of color? By Leah Askarinam, Holly Fuong, and Mary Radcliffe / ABC News
Georgia Republicans’ New Voting Maps Defy Court Order to Boost Black Representation. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
This Documentary Shows The Huge Stakes Of Fighting For A Free Press. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists. By Julian Maxwell Hayter/ The Conversation
