Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Trump administration is minimizing white supremacist threat, officials warn. By Tess Owen / The Guardian
Trump’s Week: Rob From the Poor, Give to the Rich, Steal Like Crazy. By Michael Tomasky / TNR
Trump Is Holding International Students at Harvard Hostage. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Colleges are canceling affinity graduations due to anti-DEI policies. Here is how students are preserving the traditions. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
How FAMU community plans to thwart Marva Johnson’s path to president. By Tarah Jean / Tallahassee Democrat
Yale University awards honorary degrees to five Black luminaries including Debbie Allen, Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., and Ronald Carter. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Judge blocks Trump’s plan to dismantle Education Department. By Zachary Schermele / USA Today
Netanyahu is turning Israel into a global pariah – the world has finally run out of patience. By Bel Trew / Independent
Russian attack in Ukraine kills 12 as Zelensky condemns ‘silence of America.’ By Siobhán O’Grady, Serhiy Morgunov and Isobel Koshiw / Wash Post
Lagos on the Way to Being World’s Largest City. By Chris Richburg / Eurweb
Meet the Evangelical Abolitionists Who Can Guide Today’s Church. By Obie Tyler Todd / Christianity Today
Christian nationalists decided empathy is a sin. Now it’s gone mainstream. By Aja Romano / Vox
The Supreme Court Rules Against Religious Public Charter School, For Now. By Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost
Five years after George Floyd’s murder, church leaders say race relations face retrenchment. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country. By Kimberlé W. Crenshaw / Time
Times Sq. Sculpture Prompts Racist Backlash. To Some, That’s the Point. By Andrew Keh / NYT
NAACP Honors 3 Mississippi Civil Rights Trailblazers: ‘These Folks Sacrificed Everything.’ By Jeroslyn JoVonn / Black Enterprise
The Root’s Summer 2025 Reading List Books by Black Authors. By Angela Johnson / The Root
NPR wants to hear from interracial couples for Loving Day. By Brittney Melton / NPR
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Confirms She’s Our Greatest Live Performer. By Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast
Maya Moore and Carmelo Anthony: Sports Can Advance Justice. By Rachel Sonis / Time
Basketball legend Dawn Staley reflects on successes and challenges in ‘Uncommon Favor.’ By Amna Nawaz and Courtney Norris / PBS
Former NBA Star Booed Upon Arrival At Trump’s Crypto Dinner. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
If the Hall of Fame is open to Pete Rose, it should find a spot for Curt Flood. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins MVP award after leading Thunder to NBA’s best record. By Joe Vardon / The Athletic
The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed? By Michel Martin / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s Attacks on Black History Betray America. By Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 31) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Race Inquiry Digest (May 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Reimagining Racial Categories: Moving Beyond “White People” in Our Lexicon. By Chat GPT (AI generated)
Glenn Loury on ‘the Barbarians at the Gates.’ By Evan Goldstein and Len Gutkin / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
