Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The newest comic book superhero: An enslaved man turned immortal. By Theresa Vargas / Wash Post
How Indian Americans Came to Love the Spelling Bee. By Anna P. Kambhampaty / NYT
‘In The Heights’: Can one film bring joy — and spark a Latino conversation on race? By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Wimbledon’s last Black men’s finalist was in 1996. What will it take for another? By Liz Clarke / Wash Post
California Supreme Court’s 1st gay justice left the NFL to pursue a law career. By Julie Compton / NBC News
Why We Hold Olympic Athletes to Such Ridiculous and Cruel Standards. By Lindsay Crouse / NYT
Racism broke him, but Black cycling superstar Major Taylor is getting his moment. By Gregg Doyel / USA Today
What the NCAA Owes to the Athletes It Punished. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech still burns with his spirit. By Javonte Anderson / USA Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s Cult of Animosity Shows No Sign of Letting Up. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’t. By David Miguel Gray / The Conversation
Tucker Carlson prepares white nationalists for war: Don’t ignore the power of his rhetoric. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Adam Serwer On New Book: ‘The Cruelty Is The Point’ In Trump’s America. By Sarah McCammon / NPR Podcast
More than half of House Republicans stand with Confederate traitors in the U.S. Capitol. By Joan McCaster / Daily Kos
Joe Biden and the Age of Blaxhaustion. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Dear Kamala Harris: It’s a Trap! By Christina Greer / NYT
Trump says Herschel Walker will run for Georgia Senate seat in 2022. By Brittany Gibson / Politico
Segregation Getting Worse In Most American Cities, Study Says. By Adam Mahoney / RolllingStone
Reparations needed to confront anti-Black racism, UN rights chief says. By AP and NBC News
How hate incidents led to a reckoning of casual racism against Asian Americans. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Rep. Cori Bush wants to transform policing and public safety with new bill. By Char Adams / NBC News
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned. By Maryclaire Dale / AP News
The race-based adjustment for kidney functioning that’s harming Black Americans. By Jennifer Tsai / Slate
What Jewish Students Need From University Leaders Right Now. By Matthew Bronfman / NYT
College applications pour in because of optional ACT, SAT test scores amid COVID-19. By Lindsay Schnell / USA Today
Office Culture Is So Unwelcoming To Black Employees, They Don’t Want To Go Back. By Monica Torres / HuffPost
