Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
How Racist Is America? By David Brooks / NYT
America’s history wars get serious: Texas GOP wants to dump MLK, whitewash KKK. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Civil Rights Groups to Biden: Abolish Filibuster to Protect Voting Rights. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
Clarence Thomas Is the new Chief Justice. By Jeffrey Toobin /CNN
The Deeply Racist Dimensions To Ashli Babbitt’s Martyrdom. By Josh Kovensky / TPM
Will Troubled Past Keep Walker Out of Georgia Senate Race? By Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine
We Are Leaving ‘Lost Einsteins’ Behind. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
What We Still Don’t Know About Emmett Till’s Murder. By Wright Thompson / The Atlantic
America’s Imperfect Founding. By George Thomas / the Bulwark
George Floyd statue in Brooklyn to move to Manhattan after refurbishment. By Lila Watts and Laura Ly / CNN
Bust of Confederate general moved from Tennessee Capitol. By ABC News
We Owe Haiti a Debt We Can’t Repay. By Annette Gordon-Reed / NYT
James Brown’s Heirs Reach Agreement Over Estate, Ending Legal Battle. By Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
When Black women are punished for being the best. By Denne Michele Norris / The Undefeated
Maria Taylor hired by NBC days after highly publicized ESPN exit. By Scooby Axson / USA Today
LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to make $1 billion in earnings while still playing. By Jasmyn Wimbish / CBS News
Naomi Osaka Nationality: Is Naomi a US Citizen or a Japanese Citizen? By Jason Pham / Stylecaster
“I was born to do this”: Leyna Bloom talks about making Sports Illustrated history. By Jonathan McDougle / CBS News
Cleveland’s Baseball Team Finally Has A New Name After Dropping Racist Logo. By Kimberley Richards / HuffPost
Torri Huske, after a record-setting swim trials, enters the Olympics as a possible breakout star. By Jake Lourim / Wash Post
Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 1-9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Democrats are on the verge of repeating a historic blunder on voting rights. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Bob Moses and the Fighting Spirit of Black Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS