Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The multiracial aristocracy depicted in ‘Queen Charlotte’ is a dangerous distortion. By Shayn Armstead / CNN
Viola Davis Says Hollywood Is ‘Vast Desert’ For Black Women Over 50. By Margo Margaritoff / HuffPost
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
French NBA players see Victor Wembanyama’s potential to inspire. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Why Brittney Griner Stood for the National Anthem. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Growth of U.S.-born Black baseball players takes root in upstart HBCU programs. By David Squires / Andscape
NAACP issues travel warning in Florida: the state ‘has become hostile to Black Americans.’ By Julia Shapiro / The Hill
How Affirmative Action Was Derailed by Diversity. By Richard Thompson Ford / Chronicle of Higher Ed
College-going gap between Black and white Americans is getting worse. By Jon Marcus / USA Today
Ally of Mitch McConnell Wins G.O.P. Primary for Kentucky Governor. By Nick Corasaniti / NYT
Cherelle Parker Wins Philadelphia’s Democratic Mayoral Nomination. By Daniel Marans / HuffPost
Supreme Court to consider South Carolina plan that ‘exiled’ Black voters. By Robert Barnes / Wash Post
Texas Republicans Push New Voting Restrictions Aimed at Houston. By J. David Goodman / NYT
Tim Scott is in a better position than you might think. By David Byler / Wash Post
The Republican Embrace of Vigilantism Is No Accident. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years. By Liz Szabo / NBC News
IRS admits Black taxpayers are more likely to get audited. By Aimee Picchi / CBS News
Latino faith leaders to gather for summit on Christian nationalism. By Alejandra Molina / RNS
Trump’s dogwhistle to the Christian right is a permission slip to openly hate women. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Religion is less important in the lives of many Americans. By Jason De Rose / NPR
Elon Musk’s Anti-Semitism Was Inevitable. By Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic
King Cotton: The Confederacy’s Attempt to Gain Legitimacy Through Cotton. By Hansen’s Histories / Morning Clips
Erasing the Confederacy: Army changes names of iconic Fort Hood and Fort Benning bases. By Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today
Birmingham civil rights history: The backstory behind the famous photo of Walter Gadsden, officer Dick Middleton, and his police dog. By Joshua Clark Davis / Slate
Expert: US has long history of silencing Black officials and disenfranchising their constituents. By Rodney Coates / Salon
Attacks on ‘segregated’ graduation ceremonies overlook the history of racism on campus. By Crystal Garcia and Antonio Duran
