Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
73 years after winning first ‘Top Gun’ competition, Black pilots are honored. By Dave Kindy / Wash Post
Inside the project to honor Japanese-American history. By Emilie Ikeda / Today
Racism denied Auburn’s first Black student a master’s degree. Then, at 86, he returned. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
‘Ax Handle Saturday’: The Klan’s vicious attack on Black protesters in Florida 60 years ago. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
The ‘Mississippi Plan’ to keep Blacks from voting in 1890: ‘We came here to exclude the Negro.’ By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
From ‘Birth of a Nation’ to ‘Till’: Confronting Racism in the White House Screening Room. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs / NYT
George Washington, Slavery, and Farming. By Rebecca Dudley / AAIHS
Racism takes a toll on the brain, research shows. By Richard Sima / Wash Post
More Black Families Are Considering Home-Schooling — And It Shouldn’t Be A Shock As To Why. By Sage Howard / HuffPost
UFOs and CRT: Republicans are in a constant state of panic about the “other.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Nikki Haley removed the Confederate flag. She sounds different as a candidate. By Dan Balz / Wash Post
Sen. Tim Scott test drives a potential 2024 campaign message. By Allan Smith / NBC News
Georgia GOP senators push through installation of Clarence Thomas statue at state Capitol. By Stanley Dunlap / Georgia Recorder
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
