Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
In an effort to combat rising Asian hate, Illinois requires schools to teach Asian American history. By Aysga Qamar / Daily Kos
Ada Wright, the Scottsboro Defense Campaign, and the Popular Front. By Ashley Everson / AAIHS
How a Harlem Skyrise Got Hijacked—and Forgotten. By Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts / The Nation
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor. By Michael Casey / AP and ABC News
What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me. By Stephen L. Carter / NYT
Stacey Abrams prods our constitutional imagination. By E.J. Dionne Jr / Wash Post
Anatomy of a shutout: Why the Emmys snub Beyoncé despite her continuing to innovate on TV. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Shohei Ohtani’s double-duty feats are a reminder: The Negro Leagues are still overlooked. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Reggie Theus on taking the Bethune-Cookman job: ‘How can you pass that up?’ By Jean-Jacques Taylor / The Undefeated
Naomi Osaka Wins Best Female Athlete At ESPYS, Says Past Year Has Been ‘Really Tough.’ By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Olympian Allyson Felix Didn’t Let Motherhood Slow Her Down. By Sean Gregory / Time
Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on “high alert.” By David Masciotra / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured 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…
Nikole Hannah-Jones just proved the correctness of critical race theory. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
Ta-Nehisi Coates to join Howard University faculty. By Mychael Schnell / The Hill
Clyburn Calls On Biden To Endorse A Filibuster Carveout For Voting Legislation. By John Light / TPM
Republicans want “18 more months of chaos” — followed by the end of democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
What it will take to defeat the GOP’s voter suppression schemes. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
‘Housing is infrastructure’: Marcia Fudge’s vision for a HUD that serves the people. By Donna M. Owens / NBC News
Prosecutors challenge Chauvin trial judge’s assertion that children who witnessed George Floyd’s death weren’t traumatized. By Holly Bailey / Wash Post
As the Delta variant spreads, Republican reluctance will mean thousands more deaths. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Zaila Avant-garde Makes History With National Spelling Bee Win. By Ben Nuckols / AP and HuffPost
Thaddeus Stevens and the Original Dreamers. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally. By Ben Paviour / NPR
Haiti’s fate is intertwined with the U.S. By Ishan Tharoor / Wash Post
Meet The Medical Pioneer Who Founded America’s First Black-Owned Hospital. By Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes
