Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Who were the Jan. 6 attackers? Isolated white folks, searching for meaning — and enemies. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Black voters in South Carolina voice frustration with Biden’s first year in office. By Rebecca Shabad and Kristen Welker / NBC News
Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
How the pandemic’s unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities – and why solving them is so critical. By Abybakarr Jalloh / The Conversation
Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American woman, is praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine. ByLaura Romero, Sony Salzman, and Kaitlyn Folmer / ABC News
One in 10 Black people living in the U.S. are immigrants, new study shows. By Emmanuel Felton / WashPost
Racial Turmoil Mars Signs of Progress at the U.S. Mint. By Alan Rappeport / NYT
Benjamin Mays (1895–1984) The Formative Years, Early Religious Scholarship, The Howard Years, Morehouse College, The Morehouse Mentor. Education State University
White Christian America Needs a Moral Awakening. By Robert P. Jones / the Atlantic
For Black Voters, a Flashback to the 1890s. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
In New Orleans, the Ghosts of Slavery Hide in Plain Sight. By Imani Perry / NYT
Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery. By Gerald Horne / The Nation
Theodore Roosevelt statue removed from outside New York’s Museum of Natural History. By Adela Suliman / Wash Post
It’s time for Texas to abolish Confederate Heroes Day. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
Tuskegee Airmen recognized with Top Gun honor 73 years after winning. By David Martin / CBS News
In memory of Paul Robeson, the man whose voice they tried to silence. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
How the brilliant André Leon Talley got sidelined. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
New Tupac Shakur exhibit, ‘Wake Me When I’m Free,’ looks at the revolution that created the revolutionary. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
Black NFL Coaches Are in an Impossible Situation. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
HBCUs giving former NBA players rare opportunities as college head coaches. By Pete Croatto / The Undefeated
Black Mississippi senators protest bill to ban critical race theory. By AP and NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 27) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Republicans in Florida can’t keep their messaging on voting rights straight. By Jon Skolnik / Salon
Florida GOP Pushes Bill To Shield White People From ‘Discomfort’ Of Racist Past. By Brendan Farrington / HuffPost
Why Millions Think It Is Trump Who Cannot Tell a Lie. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Stacey Abrams wants to finish the job she started four years ago. Here’s what’s different this time. David Nir / Daily Kos
