Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
D.C. Official: Jan. 6 Response Would Be ‘Vastly Different’ If Rioters Were Black. By Ben Blanchet / HuffPost
In New York City, Racial Equity Ballot Measures Passed by a Wide Margin. By Magggie Duffy / Mother Jones
Buffalo blizzard fuels racial and class divides in polarized city. By Brianna Sacks / Wash Post
In Jackson, Mississippi, burst pipes are just the latest water problems. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Report: Police in schools have outsize effect on Black children. By Maya Brown / NBC News
What critics of affirmative action get wrong about college admissions. By Andrew Brennen / USA Today
A Group of Christians Are Fighting Christian Nationalism. By Vera Bergengbruen / Time
The Rev. William Barber II Delivers a Moral Call for Peace. By Rev William Barber / The Nation
‘When was it too late?’ Some U.S. Jews wonder about their place in America. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
Rethinking the European Conquest of Native Americans. By David Waldstreicher / The Atlantic
The Civil War and Natchez U.S. Colored Troops. By Deborah Fountain / AAIHS
What to do with Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial. By Hope Hodge Seck / Wash Post
Statue of late civil rights icon John Lewis will be erected in his congressional district where a confederate monument once stood. By Davon M. Sayers / CNN
Missing people, buried bones at center of Oklahoma mystery. By Hannah Allam / Wash Post
Critical race theory uproar: How history teachers design key lessons. By Erin Richards, Natalie Pate , Meghan Mangrum and Ryan W. Miller / USA Today
Bill Cosby Intends To Return to the Stage Next Year. By Jordan. By Jordan Hoffman / Vanity Fair
Singer Anita Pointer Of The Pointer Sisters Dies At Age 74. By AP and HuffPost
‘Kindred’ Review: Octavia Butler Comes to the Screen. By Mike Hale / NYT
Black Music Sunday: They joined the ancestors in 2022, but left behind the gifts of their music. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
From Lizzo to Megan Thee Stallion, 2022 was the year of survival for Black women in the public eye. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Calling Deion Sanders a sellout ignores the growing role of clout-chasing in college sports. By Jabari M. Evans / The Conversation
Pele’s Breakthrough Gave Soccer a Black Star. By Kurt Streeter / NYT
It’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fight. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Historic House speaker election highlighted matters of race and representation. By Juma Sei / NPR
How a Perfectly Normal New York Suburb Elected a Con Man. By Steve Israel / The Atlantic
Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights. By Reid J. Epstein / NYT
