Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Cleopatra was not Black, Egypt tells Netflix ahead of new series. By Charlene Gubash and Patrick Smith / NBC News
What Little Richard Deserved. By Hanif Abdurraqib / The New Yorker
What John Blake discovered when he met the White mother he never knew. By John Blake / CNN
Phil Jackson’s insults about Black athletes are nothing new. By David Dennis Jr. / Andscape
In ‘Air,’ Michael Jordan’s silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes. By A. Joseph Dial / The Conversation
Black quarterbacks make NFL draft history, land in ‘ideal’ spots. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Larry ‘Gator’ Rivers, Longtime Globetrotter Legend, Dies At 73. By AP and HuffPost
Ralph Boston, Who Leaped 27 Feet and Landed in History, Dies at 83. By Glenn Rifkin / NYT
Black American female runners are blazing a new trail in the marathon. By Kelyn Soong / Wash Post
60 years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Race Inquiry Digest (May 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow And The Original Meaning Of Corruption. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (May 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Whose Queen? Netflix and Egypt Spar Over an African Cleopatra. By Vivian Yee / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured A California panel has called for billions in reparations for black residents. By AP and NPR People listen to the California reparations task force,…
The corporate attack on democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Why Kamala Harris Matters So Much in 2024. By Thomas L Friedman / NYT
Sen. Ron Wyden asks Harlan Crow for list of Clarence Thomas gifts. By Zoe Richards / NBC News
In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation. By Lauren Lumpkin, Emmanuel Felton and Mark Shavin / Wash Post
How UNC students view the lawsuit threatening affirmative action. By Reuters and NBC News
AP Black history course will change after months of political discourse, College Board says. By AP and NBC News
Sheriff’s Office in Rural Kentucky Hires Detective Who Killed Breonna Taylor. By Kevin Williams and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / NYT
Florida just expanded private school choice. Here’s what it could mean for public education. By Laura Pappano / Huffpost
At many HBCUs, just 1 in 3 students are men. Here’s why that matters. By Naomi Harris and Skylar Stephens. Wash Post
Don Lemon Ousted From CNN in Move That Left Him ‘Stunned.’ By Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin / NYT
Harry Belafonte, calypso star and civil rights champion, dies at 96. By Alex Johnson and Diana Dasrath / NBC News
Muslim students lead protest for adequate prayer space at New York’s Baruch College. By Heerea Kaur Rikhraj / RNS
The Damage of Division. By Mike Cosper and Nicole Martin / Christianity Today Podcast
