Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
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
Mississippi agency denies NAACP’s water discrimination claim. By AP and NBC News
What is racial battle fatigue? A school psychologist explains. By Geremy Grant / The Conversation
Lynette Hardaway, of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, has died. By Jack Forrest / CNN
A Blueprint for Black Liberation. By Dara Mathis / The Atlantic
The Image of God in ‘Invisible Man.’ By Claude Atcho / Christianity Today
Rev. James Meeks delivers last sermon at Chicago’s largest African American church after 38 years. By Bob Smietana / RNS
To the Christian nationalists who attacked the Capitol in Jesus’ name. By Shane Claiborne / RNS
A Fuller Black History of the Civil War. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Their families survived the Rosewood massacre 100 years ago. Here are their stories. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
“Never Forget Our People Were Always Free”: Civil Rights Leader Ben Jealous on His New Memoir. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Black Golden Globes winners bring ‘Black Girl Magic’ and more to the awards show. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
With the NFL’s Houston Texans, Black coaches have had no chance. By Jason Reid / Andscape
Draymond Green Sets Us Straight on the Real N.B.A. By David Marchese / NYT
Women’s Gymnastics Team Makes History as First HBCU to Compete in NCAA. By Wendy Geller / People
Florida Man Calls the Thought Police. By Victor Ray / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Florida Gov. DeSantis leads the GOP’s national charge against public education that includes lessons on race and sexual orientation. By Jonathan Feingold / The…