Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Most parents don’t disapprove of what schools are teaching, poll finds. Anya Kamenetz / NPR
Racist Minneapolis Cops Spied on Black Leaders While Ignoring White Hate Groups. By Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone
More Black people sought births outside hospitals in 2020, report finds. By Lateshia Beachum / Wash Post
A man left prison after three decades. Now, he might be sent back. By Brittany Shammas / Wash Post
Arab American Heritage Month: ‘Being counted as White doesn’t reflect our day-to-day experiences.’ By Mirna Alsharif and Brandon Tensley / CNN
Spelman College Names Dr. Helene D. Gayle President. Rebecca Kelliher / Diverse Issues In Higher Education
From the Pilgrims to QAnon: Christian nationalism is the “asteroid coming for democracy.” By Kathryn Joyce / Salon
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only mosque in Los Angeles. By Tazeen M. Ali / The Conversation
What Rodney King Understood About Getting Along. By Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic
Muhammad Ali: What his conviction teaches us today. By Ken Makin / CS Monitor
Here is a hard historical truth: Slavery powerfully shaped Harvard. By Lawrence S. Bacow and Tomiko Brown-Nagin. Wash Post
Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues. By Kate Clifford Larson / The Conversation
Boston breaks ground on a Martin Luther King memorial. By Tovia Smith / NPR
House unanimously passes Asian American and Pacific Islander museum bill. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Black Perspectives Summer Books Preview, Part II. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
The Evolution of Tyler Perry. By Candace McDuffie / The Root
Viola Davis’ ‘Finding Me’ Reveals Fight for Success: Review. By Stephanie Zacharek / Time
How a former NBA player and activist became a far-right media darling. By David Gardner / Wash Post
Nike honors Serena Williams with building named after the tennis star. By Jaz Garner / CBS News
Dick Barnett’s efforts have helped preserve Tennessee A&I’s rich basketball history. By Jerry Bembry / Andscape
Trae Young: Your Hair Is an Unsolved Mystery. But a Magnificent One. By Wesley Morris / NYT
Slavery reckoning requires confronting sexual exploitation of Black women. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (May 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Would Have Severe Implications for Black Americans. By Margo Snipe and Christina Carrega / Capital B
Joy Reid Calls Pic Of Black Boys Holding Anti-CRT Signs For Ron DeSantis ‘Child Abuse.’ By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill creating new Florida election police force. By Fredreka Schouten / CNN
Antisemitic incidents surged in 2021 as Israel-Gaza fighting escalated, report finds. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
