Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gives powerful speech at U.N.: “I know the ugly face of racism.” By Pamela Falk / CBS News
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Capitol Riots and the Eternal Fantasy of a Racially Virtuous America. By Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw / The New Republic
GOP dreams of a return to Jim Crow — and not just through racist voting laws. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Ron Johnson’s racism is breathtaking. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
We are not leaving’: Sewanee’s first Black leader helps propel a racial reckoning at university. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
Anti-Racism Groups Lead Calls For Urgent Action Against Anti-Asian Attacks Following Atlanta Shootings. By Robert Hart / Forbes
Sen. Raphael Warnock’s historic Georgia win showed what’s possible. Now we look to 2022. By Laura Clawson / Daily Kos
Republicans launch yet another racist smear campaign against a female nominee. by Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
The State Department has a systemic diversity problem. By Ryan Heath / Politico
Deb Haaland confirmed, becomes first Native American in cabinet. By Ledyard King / USA Today
A golden ticket: Efforts to diversify Boston’s elite high schools spur hope and outrage. By Melissa Bailey / NBC News
Is Columbia University Hosting Graduation Events Based on Race, Identity? By Evan Palmer / Newsweek
Black law students are thriving at places like Georgetown, but there still aren’t enough of them. By Tahir Duckett / Wash Post
What Alexander Hamilton’s deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today. By Nicole S. Maskell / The Conversation
On the Mythologizing of United States History. By Matthew Teutsch / AAIHS
Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales. By Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
Boston Institutions To Launch The Emancipator, Antiracist News Platform. By Rachel Treisman / NPR
Beyoncé Breaks Record For Most Grammy Wins By A Female Artist. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Steven Yeun Is The First Asian American Nominated For Best Actor Oscar. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Jeremy Lin Talks N.B.A. Comeback and Anti-Asian Racism. By Marc Stein / NYT
“I signed my life to rich white guys’: athletes on the racial dynamics of college sports. By Nathan Kalman-Lamb, Derek Silva, and Johanna Mellis / The Guardian
After Owning the Boston Celtics for Years, LeBron James Becomes Part-Owner of Boston Red Sox. By Jay Connor / The Root
Inside the Biden Administration’s Battle Against Extremism. By Vera Bergengruen and W.J. Hennigan / Time
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gives powerful speech at U.N.: “I know the ugly face of racism.” By Pamela Falk / CBS News
Poll: Approval of Biden’s handling of coronavirus ticks up to 65 percent. By Gabriela Schulte / The Hill
Joy Reid’s truth-telling: The hidden wages of white supremacy and the N-word. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
