Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Who’s Afraid of Black History? By Henry Louis Gates Jr. / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 27) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Black Theology Sings of Freedom. By Dante Stewart / Christianity Today
College Board slams Florida, DeSantis over AP African American Studies course. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
Why Is Affirmative Action in Peril? One Man’s Decision. By Emily Bazelon / NYT
Nikki Haley’s campaign opened with an appeal to race. Some Indian Americans say it won’t work. By Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News
Ron DeSantis’ hypocrisy is his secret weapon. By David Mura / Salon
How Black Political Thought Shapes My Work. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Cost of getting sick for older people of color is 25% higher than for white Americans – new research. By Marc Cohen and Jane Tavares / The Conversation
Gunman sentenced to life in prison for Buffalo massacre of Black victims. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to biblical orthodoxy. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Aren’t Jesus Teachings Considered “Woke” ? By Afua Hirsch / Daily Kos
Ron DeSantis Knows: The Path to Victory Runs Through Right-Wing Churches. By Katherine Stewart / New Republic
A Black Woman’s Spiritual Journey Up a Mountain, in “You Go Girl!” By Shariffa Ali and Vivian Cheng / The New Yorker
This Artist Has a Mission to Call White Americans to Truth. By Tish Harrison Warren / NYT
Deion Sanders receives complaint about praying at Colorado. By Steven J. Gaither / HBCU Gameday
Black Virginians and the American Revolution. By Adam McNeil / AAIHS
America has a history of banning Black studies. We can learn from that past. By Derecka Purnell / The Guardian
After MLK’s home was bombed, he refused to back down: ‘This movement will not stop.’ By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
HBCUs and the Red Scare. By Candace Cunningham / AAIHS
Black Vietnam veteran’s nearly 60-year wait for Medal of Honor is over. By Catherine Herridge / CBS News
Even in Death, Black Americans Have Been Denied the Right to Rest in Peace. By Greg Melville / NYT
In Majority-Black New Orleans, Chefs Are Rewriting ‘Whitewashed’ History. By Brett Anderson / Wash Post
Louis Vuitton taps Pharrell Williams as next men’s creative director. By Anne Branigin / Wash Post
Super Bowl LVII a Black victory regardless of the result. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Which LeBron James would the NBA get as a team owner? By Matenzie Johnson / Andscape
How to improve the Rooney Rule. By Janelle Moore / Andscape
