Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
In Jackson, Miss., football goes on despite the water crisis. By Stephan Bisaha / NPR
Marcus Freeman is 36. He’s Also in Charge at Notre Dame. By Alan Blinder / NYT
Why LeBron James Is Worth $100 Million to the Lakers, Win or Lose. By Sopan Deb / NYT
Mississippi’s Dry Run for Eco-Apartheid. By Kate Aronoff / The New Republic
More than 40% of Americans think civil war likely within a decade | US politics. By Martin Pengelly / The Guardian
Biden to give prime-time speech about ‘soul of the nation’ as voters prepare to cast midterm ballots. By Mike Memoli / NBC News
Abrams, Georgia Dems call midterms ‘unfinished business.’ By Bill Barrow and Jeff Amy / AP and ABC News
Los Angeles Is Creating a Model for Fighting Mass Incarceration. By Mark Engler and Paul Engler / Dissent
How homebuyers of color are disproportionately impacted by rising mortgage rates. By Paul Solman / PBS Podcast
Mississippi’s largest city in water crisis as treatment plant fails. By Emmanuel Felton and Bryan Pietsch / Wash Post
In St. Louis, doulas push for better reproductive health care — especially for Black patients. By Gabrielle Hays / PBS
Black Historians, Race, and the Historical Profession. By Hettie Williams / AAIHS
Panel says West Point, Naval Academy should scrub Confederate names. By Julia Mueller / The Hill
Counties with more slaves in 1860 have higher gun ownership rates today, study finds. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Race, Welfare Reform, and the Push for Family Values. By Trumaine Mitchell / AAIHS
A Tiny House in Manhattan Has a Link to the Underground Railroad. By Juhn Freeman Gill / NYT
How Emmett Till’s Death Led to the Invention of the “Liberal Media.” By Chris Lamb / The Nation
Meet the man who helped Michael K. Williams tell his story. By Scott Neumyer / Andscape
Bad Bunny makes history, winning VMA artist of the year. By Christopher Brito / CBS News
Mattel honors Madam C.J. Walker with a Barbie. By Zoe Sottile / CNN
Is Serena Williams the GOAT? Yes. No. Probably. Maybe. Without a Doubt. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
Deion Sanders: Jackson State in ‘crisis mode’ amid city’s water emergency. By Glynn A. Hill / Wash Post
Vanessa Bryant awarded $16 million in civil suit over crash photos. By Gus Garcia-Roberts / Wash Post
Fear of Fascism. By Tom Nichols / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured School Is for Making Citizens. By Heather C. McGhee and Victor Ray / NYT
In fiery midterm speech, Biden says GOP’s turned toward ‘semi-fascism.’ By Matt Viser / Wash Post
