Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Symone Sanders, former spokeswoman for Vice President Harris, takes job at MSNBC. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
From the Capitol insurrection to the Taliban takeover: The defining religion stories of 2021. By RNS Staff
Can I get an amen? Black Americans’ faith, religious practice detailed in Pew study. By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the power of collective memory. By Code Switch / NPR
The disturbing parallels between the 2020s and 1940s in the U.S. By John Stoehr / Salon
More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. By Julie Zauzmer Weil , Adrian Blanco and Leo Dominguez / Wash Post
Senate Passes Bill To Honor Emmett Till And His Mother. By AP and HuffPost
They came, they saw, they reckoned? By Jennifer Chudy and Hakeem Jefferson / NPR Podcast
Ida B. Wells, writer and activist, is honored with a Barbie doll. By Elizabeth Blair / NPR
Maya Angelou quarters now being distributed in the US. By Jordan Mendoza / USA Today
César Chávez’s march that changed it all is the topic of a new graphic novel. By Arturo Conde / NBC News
In Zora Neale Hurston’s Essays, the Nonfiction of a Nonconformist. By Dwight Garner / NYT
Anita Hill hits genealogy ‘lottery’ on ‘Finding Your Roots. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Another chance for the NFL to make progress on inclusive hiring. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Chris Dickerson, champion bodybuilder and first Black Mr. America, dies at 82. By Harrison Smith / Wash Post
Michael Jordan’s teammate takes issue with Scottie Pippen portrayal. By Scooby Axson / USA Today
American Democracy is Only 55 Years Old – And Hanging by a Thread. By Van R. Newkirk / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and Jan. 6 offer two competing visions for America. By John Blake / CNN
Joe Biden’s January 6 Speech Is a Turning Point For His Presidency. By Walter Shapiro / TNR
A second civil war: One year after Trump’s violent insurrection, how worried should we be? By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Republican legislatures want to jam through more voting restrictions ahead of 2022 midterms. Igor Derysh / Salon
Imagine another America: One where Black or brown people had attacked the Capitol. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Michelle Obama wades into 2022 election cycle, urging Americans to ‘Fight For Our Vote.’ By Rachel Janfaza / CNN
Hate Crimes Trial In Arbery Killing To Put Racism Front And Center By Russ Bynum / HuffPost
Why Did Keisha Lance Bottoms Quit? By Zak Cheney-Rice / NY Magazine
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