Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
A ‘Record-Breaking Year’ For Gifts To HBCUs. By Liz Schlemmer / NPR
Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds. By Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears / Wash Post
Town’s Statue Of Colonial Woman Who Killed Natives Sparks Debate. By Amelia Mason / NPR
Mitch McConnell sends letter to Education secretary demanding removal of the 1619 Project from federal grant programs. By Ryan Nobles / CNN
Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth. By Timothy Egan / NYT
How the N-Word Became Unsayable. By John McWhorter / NYT
From memes to race war: How extremists use popular culture to lure recruits. By Marc Fisher / Wash Post
Hollywood sees gold in political figures like Stacey Abrams. By Variety
From coal mines to chain gangs and more: Black music tells the tales of Black workers. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. By Grayson Haver Currin / NYT
Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Black football agents face another hurdle: Convincing White players to sign with them. By Candace Buckner / Wash Post
Kyrie Irving’s conversion to Islam shows his commitment to life beyond basketball. By Khaled A. Beydoun / The Undefeated
After Jackie: Players who followed Robinson to MLB also faced ongoing racism. By Andrew B Distler / The Undefeated
The ‘Mississippi Plan’ to keep Blacks from voting in 1890: ‘We came here to exclude the Negro.’ By Ronald G. Shafer / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (May 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Richard Wright’s Novel About Racist Police Violence Was Rejected in 1941; It Has Just Been Published. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Race Inquiry Digest (May 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured How civil rights attorney Ben Crump forged his own path. By AP and NBC News
Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan ramps up child care, student aid funding, and more. By Anna North and Ella Nilsen / Vox
FBI Opens Probe into Police Killing of Andrew Brown as Autopsy Confirms He Was Shot in Back of Head. By Democracy Now
3 Indicted On Federal Hate Crime Charges In Ahmaud Arbery Death. By Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost
The problems with policing are vast. Ending qualified immunity should be just the start. By Deborah D. Douglas / Wash Post
Newark cops, with reform, didn’t fire a single shot in 2020. By Tom Moran /Star Ledger Editorial Board
Thanks to DeSantis’ fascist policies, civil-rights lawyers have their hands full in Florida. By Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald
Republican-led legislatures push forward with efforts to restrict voting access. By Fredreka Schouten / CNN
Gun crazy: For too many Americans, guns are tied to masculinity, patriotism and white power. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Homeland Security Will Assess How It Identifies Extremism in Its Ranks. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs / NYT
