Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
West Point will unveil a statue honoring a group of Black soldiers. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain. Scott Simon / NPR
Spike Lee’s NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ is Timely, Powerful, and Personal. By Odie Henderson / Roger Ebert
My Friend, Ed Asner. By Ed Rampell / The Progressive
R. Kelly trial shocks, exposes abuse of Black women and girls. By Alia E. Dastagir / USA Today
A message for Naomi Osaka: Take all the time you need. By Jerry Bembry / The Undefeated
How the Pittsburgh Pirates made history 50 years ago. By James Brown / CBS News
Tennis Programs at Historically Black Colleges Receive a Boost. By David Waldstein / NYT
White supremacy, with a tan. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured George W. Bush compares violent domestic extremists to 9/11 terrorists. By Sarah Elbeshbishi / USA Today
The Right’s Attempt to Demonize Critical Race Theory Failed in Virginia. By Max B. Sawicky / TNR
The Number of White Americans Is Not “Declining.” By Daniel McGraw / The Bulwark
Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Restricting Voting Rights. By Sarah Ruiz Grossman / HuffPost
Hate crime reports in U.S. surge to the highest level since 2008, FBI says. By Jon Skolnik / Salon
Cory Booker Outfoxed Republicans on ‘Defund the Police.’ Now What? By Emily Bazelon / NYT
Barbara Lee Has to Vote. By Aida Chavez / The Nation
Racial income and wealth gaps are huge – but the Fed doesn’t have the right tools to fix them. By Paul Wachtel / The Conversation
Black-owned farms in the U.S. are disappearing fast. CBS News
Grand Jury Indicts Three Aurora Cops, Two Paramedics in Elijah McClain Death. By Zoe Richards / The Daily Beast
Oklahoma NAACP files suit challenging anti-protest law. By Sean Murphy / ABC News
Some families of color remain wary of returning to classrooms as new school year begins. By Donna St. George / Wash Post
‘We were the ones that were out there’: Black doctor refuses to accept Dan Patrick’s lies. By Lauren Floyd / Daily Kos
Latino community college presidents cautiously optimistic about enrollment. By Patricia Guadalupe / NBC News
Asian, Black households more likely to donate to racial justice causes. By The AP and NBC News
Clint Smith III on confronting slavery’s legacy in America. By Jamil Smith / Vox
Black Women and Civil War Pensions. By Holly A. Pinheiro, Jr / AAIHS
