Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
‘Our history has been so consciously suppressed,’ says historian John Whittington Franklin on America’s relationship with Black history. By Eric Easter / Wash Post
John Lewis: Navy christens ship, legacy of ‘good trouble’ remembered. Grace Hauck / USA Today
Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana. By AP and ABC News
The Endless Robbing of Native American Graves. By Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson / Wash Post
Sec. Haaland on healing from the indoctrination, dehumanization at Indian boarding schools. By Judy Woodruff / PBS
How Sarah Baartman’s hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women. Rokeshia Renne Ashley / The Conversation
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Movie Review Starring LeBron James. By K. Austin Collins / Rolling Stone
‘Your Black Card Is Revoked’: Naomi Osaka Opens Up About Backlash She Received for Representing Japan In the Olympics. By Atahabih Germain / Atlanta Black Star
Bucks minority owner Valerie Daniels-Carter: From HBCU to NBA Finals. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Washington Wizards name Wes Unseld Jr. new head coach. By Kareem Copeland / Wash Post
M.L.B. Pledges Millions to Build Black Participation. By James Wagner / NYT
Candace Parker becomes first woman featured on cover of NBA 2K. By Des Bieler / Wash Post
How a Ban on a Swim Cap Galvanized Black Swimmers. By Evan Nicole Brown / NYT
We need Nelson Mandela’s example more than ever today. How the South African leader’s radical empathy can help the US today. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Republicans Hate Voting Rights Because They Threaten White Power. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Biden chides Republicans on voting laws: ‘Have you no shame?’ By Laura Barron Lopez and Jonathan Custodio / Politico
Texas Democrats fled the state over a GOP voter suppression bill. Here’s why. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
How Tucker Carlson became the voice of White grievance By Michael Kranish / Wash Post
The power of the Big Lie: Why do 30% of Americans cling to Trump’s dark fantasy? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Voter Fraud Fraud. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Republicans’ racist 2022 playbook is the same one that lost them the House, Senate, and White House. By Kerry Eleveld / Daily Kos
Critical race theory battles are driving frustrated, exhausted educators out of their jobs. By Tyler Kingkade / NBC News
Robin DiAngelo Wants White Progressives to Look Inward. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker
What 2021 is showing us about Black lives mattering. By Richard J. Reddick / CNN
The Violence of Latinx Erasure Starts With Undercounting Victims. By Robert Lovato / The Nation
