Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A documentary look at comedian Dick Gregory’s activism, on and off the stage. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Oscar Micheaux Finally Premieres at Cannes, 70 Years After His Death. By Eric Kohn / IndieWire
Whitney Houston, American girl. By Constance Grady / Vox
Broadway’s Fall Season Filled With New Works By Black Playwrights. By Josie Fischels / NPR
Naomi Osaka opens up about French Open withdrawal, mental health. By Scott Gleeson / USA Today
Nigeria Wins Historic Upset Over Team U.S.A. in Olympic Exhibition. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Simone Biles opens up about depression she suffered after being sexually abused. By Stephen Iervolino / GMA
At the All-Star Game, a Dimmer Stage for Black Players. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
Rachel Nichols is back on the air, but the fallout at ESPN is just beginning. By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
How the White Press Wrote Off Black America. By Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on “high alert.” By David Masciotra / Salon
Texas Republicans rush to guard the Alamo from the facts. By Jason Stanford / Wash Post
How and why Loudoun County became the face of the nation’s culture wars. By Hannah Natanson / Wash Post
How Ty Seidule went from revering Robert E. Lee to being one of his fiercest detractors. By Jonathan Capehart / Cape Up Wash Post Podcast
Nikole Hannah-Jones Rejects UNC Tenure Offer, Will Teach At Howard University Instead. By Philip Lewis / HuffPost
Terrified White Supremacists Run Away After Philadelphia March Goes Awry. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Biden’s infrastructure bill — no matter how “bipartisan” — will not defeat fascism. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in NYC’s mayoral race. By Karen Matthews / AP
Freedom Riders Ride Again for Voting Rights. By Luis Feliz Leon / The Progressive
How G.O.P. Laws in Montana Could Complicate Voting for Native Americans. By Maggie Astor / NYT
‘Rampant issues’: Black farmers are still left out at USDA. By Ximena Bustillo / Politico
Bill Cosby Defends Phylicia Rashad’s Freedom Of Speech. By Elizabeth Blair / NPR
US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark. By Elisa J. Sobo, Diana Schow and Stephanie McClure / The Conversation
Why reparations are always about more than money. By Kerry Whigham / The Conversation
Ida B. Wells Monument Unveiled in Chicago. By Zack Linly / The Root
Descendants of Slaves Say This Louisiana Factory is Environmental Racism. By John Burnett and Marisa Penaloza / NPR
