Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work? By Adam Harris / The Guardian
Mamdani Topples Cuomo in NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary Race. By Solcyré Burga / Time
Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume deportations to third countries without notice for now. By Melissa Quinn / CBS News
How ‘Unwoke’ Black America Thought They Had it Made But Played Into the Far Right’s Decades-Long Masterplan to Elevate a Figure Like Trump. By Lawrence Ware / The Root
Ketanji Brown Jackson is done playing nice with Neil Gorsuch. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
McDonald’s responds to nationwide boycott. By Hugh Cameron / Newsweek
Florida Republicans racially gerrymandered two state senate districts, court hears. By Richard Luscombe / The Guardian
‘Oh No, We Don’t Like Black People!’ Elie Mystal Torches Companies Backing Off DEI For Trump. By Tommy Christopher / Mediaite
‘The Principal Farmer’ Is Teaching Black Families How to Build Sustainable Lives. By Aria Bell / Blavity
How HBCUs fight for survival in Trump’s America. By Theodore R. Johnson / Wash Post
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America. By Astra Taylor andEleni Schirmer / New Republic
Behind Closed Doors, Harvard Officials Debate a Risky Truce With Trump. By Michael S. Schmidt and Alan Blinder / NYT
How the Attacks on Iran Are Part of a Much Bigger Global Struggle. By Thomas L. Friedman / NYT
Gazans struggling in Israel’s other war fear being forgotten. By Ghada Abdulfattah / CS Monitor
Elon Musk Is Playing God. By Charlie Warzel and Hana Kiros / The Atlantic
Evangelicals push Trump into conflict with Iran. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Acknowledging racism offers healing grace, Fordham theologian’s book says. By Mike Mastromatteo / NCR
Why Pro-Life Black Christians Rejected Pro-Life Politics. By Daniel K. Williams / Christianity Today
The Pulpit Is on the Precipice of the Schoolhouse Steps, and People Are Fighting Back. By Danny Cherry / Progressive Magazine
Guess Who Else Sent Troops to Quell Protests in American Streets. By Stacy Schiff / NYT
My Grandfather’s Greatest Legacy. By Justin Giboney / Christianity Today
National Urban League Report Examines Five Years After George Floyd: “A Movement, Not a Moment.” By Walter Hudson / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed.
‘We’re going to honor James Brown’: Fight continues to keep JBA legacy alive. By Audrey Dickherber / WRDW
Kevin Durant’s lonely basketball journey trudges on to the next stop. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
Oklahoma City Thunder players, fans celebrate NBA title with parade. By ABC News
A woman has never run a sub-4-minute mile. Will Faith Kipyegon be the first? By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
Trump is terrified of Black culture. But not for the reasons you think. By Saida Gundy / The Guardian (Image Rosemary Works School)
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 5) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Public health expert: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause misery and death. By Chauncey Devega / Salon (Image by CBS)
From Celebration to Cancellation: How Juneteenth Became a Casualty of America’s Reactionary Turn. By Terrance Sullivan / The Progressive Magazine
