Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
What “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” Leaves Out. By Hari Ramesh / Dissent
Magical Negroes can’t exist without a Mister Charlie or Miss Ann. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
The world of the Black Panthers Photos. By Stephen Shames / ABC News
Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales in Unearthed 2005 Interview. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Black Americans left a lasting mark on Paris. Modern creatives are walking in their footsteps today. By Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen / Wash Post
The boxing film that was banned around the world. By Coleman Lowdes / Vox
The white media missed the significance of Jackie Robinson. By Chris Lamb / The Undefeated
Muhammad Ali as You’ve Never Seen Him. By George Gene Gustines / NYT
Tiger Woods Faces Tough Recovery From Leg Injuries Sustained In Car Crash. By Stephanie Dazio and Doug Ferguson / AP and HuffPost
The 150-Year Prosecution of White Supremacy. By Melissa Gira Grant / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Democrats Need H.R. 1 and the New VRA to Protect Voting Rights. By Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Incalculable Debt That America Owes Black People. By Bruce Bartlett / The New Republic
Voting rights: More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures. By Kelly Mena / CNN
Using an Anti-Klan Law Against Trump’s Clan. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Merrick Garland vows to fight discrimination, domestic extremism as attorney general. By Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill
Asian American lawmakers call for a hearing on anti-Asian racism. By Li Zhou / Vox
Confronting the history of housing discrimination: “It’s just a remarkable record of exclusion.” By CBS This Morning
The Book That Should Change How Progressives Talk About Race. By Michelle Goldberg / NYT
He was locked up at age 15. Almost seven decades later, he’s reentering an unfamiliar world. By Karen Heller / Wash Post
U.S. life expectancy has fallen by a full year due to COVID-19, and 2.7 years for Black Americans. Hunter for Daily Kos
From Covid aid to record donations: Influx of funding helps keep HBCUs’ doors open. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Mars rover Perseverance: NASA diversity catches viewers’ attention. By Elinor Aspegren / USA Today
Los Angeles schools cut police funds to boost Black students. By AP and USA Today
The Real Story of the ‘Draft Riots.’ By Elizabeth Mitchell / NYT
Three JMU buildings once named for Confederates now honor African Americans. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
Billie Holiday’s Story Depends on Who’s Telling It. By Robert Ho / NYT
