Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Horace Silver and ‘Song For My Father.’ By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged decades-old sexual assaults. By AP and ABC News
Michael Jordan’s Hornets sale leaves NBA with no Black majority team ownership. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Grizzlies’ Ja Morant suspended for 25 games by NBA. By Tim MacMahon / ESPN
Jackson State reveals first installment of Diddy’s $1 million pledge. By J.T. Keith / Clarion Ledger
US Open 2023 reflects golf’s missed opportunity: No Black players. By Josh Peter / USA Today
The League: A Documentary on Negro League Baseball. By Sam Pollard and Ahmir Questlove / Tribeca Film Festival
Saving democracy at home and abroad requires, and required, diversity and inclusion. By Herbert M. Berkowitz / Tampa Bay Times
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Why the right is so terrified of “woke”: There are truths it just can’t face. By Kirk Swearingen / Salon
It’ll Take More Than an Indictment to Make Donald Trump Face Justice. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
One Man’s Foray Into the Heartland of the Far Right. By Joseph O’Neill / NYT
Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas By Joel Anderson, Sophie Summergrad, Sam Kodner and Joel Levin / Slate Podcast
Race and immigration issues to watch for 2024 Republican presidential candidates. By Ashley Lopez / NPR
Rep. Bowman looks to 2024 for health equity legislation. By Daniel Payne / Politico
Cornel West Wants to Run for President With Green Party, Ditches People’s Party. By Chris Hippensteel / Daily Beast
Ajike Owens Funeral: Sharpton Rips DeSantis Silence On Shooting. By Bruce C.T. Wright / Newsone
Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi. By Antonio Planas and Lindsey Pipia / NBC News
Hampton University Establishes School of Religion. By Arrman Kyaw / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed.
Left Out of Pat Robertson’s Obits: His Crazy, Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory. By David Corn / Mother Jones
Black or white? Christian minister redefines racial and ethnic identity in a mixed world. By Kathryn Post / RNS
Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors. By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham / NYT
Generations After Slavery, Georgia Neighbors Find Freedom and Repair in Christ. By Melissa Morgan Kelley / CT
How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave. By David B. Parker / The Conversation
Louisiana Army Based Named after WWI Sgt. William Henry Johnson. By Kalyn Womack / The Root
Liberals love Teddy Roosevelt – but his racism paved the way for Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Slave cases are still cited as good law. This team is trying to change that. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
