Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
2023 Oscar noms exclude acclaimed films by and about Black people. By Michelle Garcia / NBC News
You People’: A master class in race relations, delivered as comedy. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Exclusive: Gary Bettman not interested in ‘debate’ with Ron DeSantis over discrimination claim. By Matthew Fairburn / The Athletic
Stephen A. Smith talks about debate TV shows and his new memoir. By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
Tony Dungy shows the regressive and intolerant worst in sports. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Ben Shelton is adding his name to America’s Black tennis talent to watch. By Andrew Jones / Andscape
Florida is offering an advanced lesson in anti-Blackness. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Violent History Echoes in the Killing of Tyre Nichols. By Emil Yetlin / NYT
States Push for New Voting Laws With an Eye Toward 2024. By Neil Vigdor / NYT
Treasury Department Study: White People Get 90 Percent of the Benefits of Many Tax Breaks. By Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones
Biden admin releases first plan to support Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian communities. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Colorado police and paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain death. By AP and NPR
Historically Black Catholic university announces new medical college to meet dire shortage. By Peter Finney Jr. / NCR
Foundation empties coffers to fund Black paper in Baltimore. By AP and NBC News
Pastor William Barber says Christian nationalism is ‘a form of heresy.’ By John Blake / CNN
Donald Trump is smothering the religious right. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Black Religious Fostering of American Civic Ideals. By R. Drew Smith / AAIHS
A great historian unlocks the key to antisemitism. By Paul Johnson / RNS
Slavery’s Indelible Stain on a White Abolitionist Legend. By Michael Jeffries / NYT
John Hope Franklin and WWII as a Crisis of Democracy. By Thomas Cryer / AAIHS
What A. Philip Randolph Knew About Jobs and Freedom. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
How to Divide the Working Class. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
The five Black governors who came before Maryland’s Wes Moore. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
The Controversy Over Boston’s ‘Embrace’ Memorial to MLK. By Diana Budds / New York Magazine.
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating Sam Cooke’s legacy on his birthday. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How Earth, Wind and fire Became Symbols of Black Emancipation. By William Kennedy / Grunge
