Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
If Affirmative Action Ends, College Admissions May Be Changed Forever. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
It’s not just Trump: A sobering new report chronicles the extensive GOP war on democracy. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Maryland’s governor to take oath on Frederick Douglass’s Bible. By Joe Heim / Wash Post
Justice Dept. wins $31 million redlining settlement with L.A. bank. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Selling Houses While Black. By Colette Coleman / NYT
How American Jews Helped Shape the American Idea. By Sam B. Girgus / The Bulwark
Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God. By Nate Tinner-Williams / NCR
Not quite losing my religion: Being a liberal evangelical isn’t always easy. By Nathaniel Manderson / Salon
Black Widows and the Struggle for Pensions after the Civil War. By Hilary Green / AAIHS
“Master Slave Husband Wife”: A startling tale of disguise to escape slavery. By Mark Whitaker / CBS News
The Mysterious 1934 Disappearance of Nation of Islam Founder, Wallace D. Fard. By Andrew Amelinckx / Grunge
Rev. F.D. Reese’s grandsons are ensuring his impact is never forgotten. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Black Music Sunday: Celebrating and honoring the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
She Made History as a Black Basketball Star. Why Won’t Her College Name Its Arena for Her? By Ben Proudfoot / NYT
Measuring Up to Wilt Chamberlain May Take More Than Stats. By Harvey Araton / NYT
The NFL’s diversity record demands skepticism. Prove us wrong, owners. By Barry Svrluga / Wash Post
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Other Dreams. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory. By Laura Meckler and Josh Dawsey / Wash Post
‘Woke racism’: Virginia’s attorney general tells Fox News he’s investigating high schools. By Rebekah Sager / Daily Kos
The American public no longer believes the Supreme Court is impartial. By Daniel De Vise / The Hill
Newsom opens second term with Jan. 6 rebuke of conservatives seeking to ‘take the nation backward.’ By Jermy B. White / Politico
The Biden Administration Aims to Finally End Racist Sentencing Over Crack Cocaine. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
It’s Tempting to Laugh at McCarthy’s Struggles, but History Shows That This Type of Chaos Is Not a Joke. By Joanne B. Freeman / NYT
Democrat Rouse holds narrow lead in Va. Senate seat race to replace Kiggans. By Karina Elwood / Wash Post
‘Air-Tight Alibi’: Lawyers for a Black Man Facing Execution Next Month Say He Was 1,800 Miles When the Victims Were Killed. By Nicole Duncan-Smith / Atlanta Black Star
Trial begins for Virginia police officers being sued by Army officer over traffic stop. By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez / CNN
