Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Democracy in America is a rigged game. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Beyond Jan. 6: Trump’s mob violence is now the standard GOP model. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Juneteenth, as much as the Fourth of July, is America’s true birthday. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
Donald Trump, American Monster. By Maureen Dowd / NYT
Why a Dem dream candidate can’t touch Rubio in Florida. By Gary Fineout / Politico
Former ‘Hip-Hop Minister’ Running For NYC Council Seat. By D.L. Chandler / HIPhopwired
Bakari Sellers-Affiliated PAC Aims to Unseat Rashida Tlaib. By Akela Lacy / The Intercept
NYC Mayor Eric Adams urges Congress to pass common sense gun reform. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
In abortion debate, echoes of another battle: Reproductive rights for Black women. By Alilah Johnson / Wash Post
Justice Dept. Is Investigating Louisiana Police Over Accusations of Abuse. By Glenn Thrush / NYT
Why Students Are Choosing H.B.C.U.s: ‘4 Years Being Seen as Family.’ By Erica L. Green / NYT
The Moral Desolation of the GOP. By Peter Wehner / The Atlantic
How Christian nationalism paved the way for Jan. 6. By Jack Jenkins / Religion News
Republicans Pitch Religious, Family Values As Gun Violence Solution. By Emily Brooks / The Hill
Organization Apologizes For Involvement In Tuskegee Syphilis Study. By Jay Reeves / HuffPost
Civil Rights Activists Fought for America’s Democracy. They Should Be Honored as Veterans. By David Dennis Jr. / NYT
The Long Shadow of Eugenics in America. By Linda Villarosa / NYT Magazine
‘Mississippi Masala’ finds new audiences 30 years later. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
It’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade, and salsa meets jazz in memories of The Village Gate. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
History made on Broadway with plans to rename theater after Lena Horne. By Zachary Schermele / NBC News
Why Black folks can root for the Celtics. By Dart Adams / Andscape
Tiger Woods is officially a billionaire. By Christopher Brito / Forbes
Mellody Hobson Is About To Be The First Black Female Owner Of An NFL Team. By Joey Held / Celebrity Net Worth
How an Olympic sprinter turned an HBCU into a track powerhouse. By Glenn A. Hill / Wash Post
LeBron James sets his sights on owning an NBA team in Las Vegas. By Issy Ronald / CNN
Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white. By Branson Wright / Andscape
