Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The ugliness of NBA fans attacking players. By Etan Thomas / The Undefeated
Michael Jordan donates $1M to boost journalism, sports-related studies at Morehouse College. By AP and ESPN
George Floyd’s Murder Forced Athletes to Find Their Voice. By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
Simone Biles should be praised, not punished for achieving a feat that was deemed impossible. By Kylie Cheung / Salon
How the First Black Female Jockey Rode Into Oblivion. By Sarah Maslin Nir / NYT
The Republican Party, Racial Hypocrisy, and the 1619 Project. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Jim Crow Killed Voting Rights for Generations. Now the GOP Is Repeating History. By Ari Berman / Mother Jones
George Floyd, the Tulsa Massacre, and Memorial Days. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
100 Years After the Tulsa Massacre, What Does Justice Look Like? By Caleb Gayle / NYT
‘On the Ashes of Tragedy’: Mixed Emotions on Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death. By Tim Arango and Andrés R. Martínez / NYT
What George Floyd’s Death Has Done For Americans’ Ability To Feel Empathy. By Bill Chappell / NPR
George Floyd and the Global Fight for Black Lives. By Mickell Carter / AAIHS
Keith Ellison reflects on the year since the murder of George Floyd. By Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post Podcast
Officer Withheld Video Of Ronald Greene’s Deadly Arrest For Nearly 2 Years. By Jim Mustian / HuffPost
White Troopers Policing Black Bodies. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Senate Confirms Kristen Clarke To Lead DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. By Jennifer Bendery /HuffPost
First Black Woman Judge Appointed To Missouri Supreme Court. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
The harsh spotlight on Black women leading big cities. By Maya King / Politico
Black Lives Matter Fights Disinformation To Keep The Movement Strong. By Cheryl Corley / NPR
No need for new GOP voter suppression in Mississippi. We’re already there. By Michael Foley / Wash Post
Dylann Roof appeals death sentence in Charleston church slayings. By Ann E. Marimow / Wash Post
‘Permanent damage’: can minority-owned businesses recover from pandemic’s toll? By Alexandra Villarreal / The Guardian
Understanding the History of Black Rebellion. By Jeremy Scahill / Intercepted Podcast
How purity culture and anti-Asian racism intersect in some white evangelical circles. By Sarah Ngu / NBC News
A year after George Floyd’s murder, NBA, WNBA players push to pass police reform. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
NFL investigating after ex-coach said he was told he was ‘not the right minority’ during interview. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
