Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
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
Roberto Clemente book removed from Florida public schools. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Church at the Super Bowl: Football, Jesus and fascism. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured National Divorce Is More Popular Than You Think. By Bonnie Kristan / The Daily Beast
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Who’s Afraid of Black History? By Henry Louis Gates Jr. / NYT
The Case Against a Biden Run Is Obvious—and Weak. By Jason Linkins / The New Republic
Republican identity politics: Authoritarianism — not individualism — is central to GOP. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Florida Officials Had Repeated Contact With College Board Over African American Studies. By Dana Goldstein, Stephanie Saul and Anemona Hartocollis / NYT
Key facts about the nation’s 47.2 million Black Americans. By Mark Hugo Lopez and Mohamad Moslimani / Pew Research Center
Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds. By Claire Cain Miller, Sarah Kliff and Larry Buchanan / NYT
The Right to Discriminate. By Jordon Smith / Intercept Podcast
White people have flocked back to city centers — and transformed them. By Tara Bahrampour Marissa J. Lang and Ted Mellnik / Wash Post
Following a Two-Year Decline, Suicide Rates Rose Again in 2021. By Ellen Barry / NYT
What is Black History Month in a white Christian nation? By Andrew Whitehead / RNS
A History of Soul Care. By Barbara L. Peacock and Nicole Massie Martin / Christianity Today
Restoring Faith: historic Black churches nationwide receive grants for restoration. By Lester Holt / NBC News
