Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Sacred Apache land ‘on death row’ in standoff with foreign mining titans. By Christine Romo, Cynthia McFadden, Kit Ramgopal and Rich Schapiro / NBC News
Passed Over 3 Times by the Marines, a Black Colonel Is Being Promoted to General. By Helene Cooper / NYT
No wedge issue too stupid or racist for Republicans, as Dr. Seuss flap shows. By Laura Clawson / Daily Kos
Netflix’s ‘I Got a Story to Tell’ documents the story of Biggie Smalls’ most tragic friendship. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
Reckonings, pain and joy: ABC’s ambitious “Soul of a Nation” explores all of it for all Americans. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Chloe Zhao Makes History As First Asian Woman To Win Best Director Golden Globe. By Cole Delbyck / HuffPost
Nice assist – NBA All-Star events to help HBCUs. By Eric Woodyard / ESPN
Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84. By Richard Sandomir / NYT
Atlanta Dream Are Sold After Players’ Revolt Against Kelly Loeffler. By Sopan Deb and Kevin Draper /NYT
Democrats Need H.R. 1 and the New VRA to Protect Voting Rights. By Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin brings experience dealing with racism, extremism to Pentagon. By Lisa Martinez / ABC News
The Republican Party Is Now in Its End Stages. By Tom Nichols / The Atlantic
“Renegades” Podcast Review: Obama and Springsteen Are Here to Lull America. By Lauren Michele Jackson / The New Yorker
Kamala Harris Can Save the $15 Minimum Wage. By Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone
Meet The Voting Rights Heavy-Hitters That Biden Has Picked To Lead DOJ. By Tierney Sneed / TPM
New US envoy to UN gets red carpet welcome from Russia. By Edith M. Lederer. By AP and ABC News
Criminal Justice Is a State Issue. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Not One Republican Asked Deb Haaland About Her Vision For Indian Country. By Chris D’Angelo / HuffPost
TIAA is the first company in Fortune 500 history to have two Black CEOs in a row. By Jena McGregor / Wash Post
Black women feel outsize burden from the Covid-19 economy, survey finds. By Michelle Fox and Sharon Epperson / NBC News
Who’s really Latina? A recent controversy draws outrage over identity, appropriation. By Raul A Reyes / NBC News
College dropout donates $20 million to the historically Black university he couldn’t afford 60 years ago. By Morgan Winsor/ABCNews
How Black people in the 19th century used photography as a tool for social change. By Samantha Hill / The Conversation
Photos: A look back at the courageous Harlem Hellfighters of WWI. By Radhika Chalasani and Indira Babic / ABC News
At William & Mary, a school for free and enslaved Black children is rediscovered. By Joe Heim / Wash Post
Slavery In The U.S.: The Ignored History Of A Railroad To Mexico To Seek Freedom. By John Burnett / NPR
