Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton’s New Don. By Jon Caramanica / NYT
For Black Debutantes in Detroit, Cotillion Is More Than a Ball. By Miranda Barnes and Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff / NYT
Athletes have the power to help stop nationwide acts of anti-Blackness. By Mike Freeman / USA Today
Frances Tiafoe becomes third Black American to reach men’s top 10. By Ben Church / CNN
It’s ‘Coach Prime’ time at Colorado. By Kent Babb / Wash Post
‘Shooting Stars’ review: How LeBron James became a star with an assist from his friends. By Brian Lowry / CNN
“Red states are forming ‘a nation within a nation’ with laws that recreate ‘a pre-1960s world.’ By Brad Reed / Raw Story
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Diversity, equity and inclusion: The new American battlefield. By Tirien Steinbach / The Hill
How White People Stole Affirmative Action — and Ensured Its Demise. By Evan Mandery / Politico
Obama bashes Nikki Haley and Tim Scott on race relations: ‘Long list of minority candidates in GOP who say everything is great. By Ryan King / New York Post
Most Black Americans Believe US Racism Will Get Worse In Their Lifetime: Poll. By Jared Gans / The Hill
Tennessee Democrats expelled over protests win primaries for their old seats. By Adam Edelman / NBC News
Feds find multiple civil rights violations by Minneapolis police. By Martin Kaste / NPR
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announces he’s running for president against Trump in 2024. By Hannah Demissie and Will McDuffie / ABC News
Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of NYC subway rider Jordan Neely. By AP and NPR
Fred Gray set to receive American Bar Association’s highest honor. By Cody D. Short / Birmingham RT News
New poll shows racial issues divide Americans. But people of faith can help unite us. By Audrey Price / USA Today
My Church Was Part of the Slave Trade. This Has Not Shaken My Faith. By Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
Should White Christians Celebrate Juneteenth? By Chuck Mingo / RNS
The families enslaved by the Jesuits, then sold to save Georgetown. By Rachel L. Swarns / Wash Post
Who was Fort Bragg named after? The South’s worst, most hated general. By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
Celebrating Racial Justice and Equality on Juneteenth. By Alaysia Hackett / The Progressive
A Grad Student Found the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. By Jennifer Berry Hawes / Propublica
Denmark Vesey Revolt: How House Slaves Betrayed Their Own. By D.L. Chandler / Newsone
Reparations debate: Mending the past, forging the future. By Peter Grier / Christian Science Monitor
Gorsuch echoes ‘woke’ historians in railing against injustices. By Lawrence Hurley / NBC News
