Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Yet Again, A Judicial Counterrevolution Looks To Chain The Country To An Imagined Past. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (May 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured “Thomasine & Bushrod” Is a Blaxploitation Western That You Need to Stream. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (May 12) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured We must fight powerful bullies, whether they are Putin, Trump, or tech billionaires. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Misinformation may only worsen for Black voters in lead-up to election, experts warn. By Donna M. Owens / NBC News
Progressives, “Massively Outgunned,” Ditched Nina Turner. By Akela Lacy / The Intercept
End Police Violence Against Black Americans. By Amanda Calhoun / The Progressive
‘Hate has no place’: This AAPI Heritage Month, let’s work on ending anti-Asian hate and bias. By Aysha Qamar / Daily Kos
What two missing child cases say about ‘missing white woman syndrome.’ By Gina Barton and Ashley Luthern / USA Today
After recession, a Black business boom. By Tracy Jan / Wash Post
UC system to waive tuition, fees for Native American students in fall 2022. By Rina Torchinsky / NPR
If Roe goes, Black church leaders expect renewed energy for elections. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Black churches urged to fight anti-LGBTQ state laws. By Tat Bellamy-Walker / NBC News
Behind church doors: White evangelicals are quietly fueling Trump’s Big Lie. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
The Day the Civil-Rights Movement Changed. By David Dennis / The Atlantic
Lawsuit Seeking Reparations From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Can Move Forward, Judge Says. By Nina Golgowski / HuffPost
A New Orleans community center rises from its ugly history as a segregated school. By Connie L. Schaffer, Martha Graham Victor and Meg White / The Conversation
W.E.B. Du Bois and the making of Black Reconstruction. By Gerald Horne / The Nation
‘Fear and Confusion’: A Tale of Internment. By Jake Whitney / The Progressive Magazine
Janelle Monáe to Star in Josephine Baker TV Series. By Stephanie Holland / The Root
Dave Chappelle attacked onstage at L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl. By Tucker Reals, Zoe Christen Jones / CBS News
For Dusty Baker, 2,000 wins are a testament to his generational impact. By Claire Smith / Andscape
U.S. says WNBA’s Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
Gregory Odom Jr. represents Howard, HBCU golf at PGA Tour Wells Fargo. By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
The Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Would Have Severe Implications for Black Americans. By Margo Snipe and Christina Carrega / Capital B
Race Inquiry Digest (May 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Yet Again, A Judicial Counterrevolution Looks To Chain The Country To An Imagined Past. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Mayor Eric Adams Is Stuck on Ideas From 1994 for Crime in 2022. By Mara Gay / NYT
