Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Raphael Warnock and the Solitude of the Black Senator. By Theodore R. Johnson / NYT
Lincoln Knew in 1838 What 2021 Would Bring. By Bret Stephens / NYT
Enslaved Black craftsmen helped build the U.S. Capitol that a mob fueled by racist rhetoric stormed. By Felicia A. Bell / Wash Post
Trump Administration’s ‘1776 Report’ Justifies Slavery, Three-Fifths Compromise. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
When Medicare Helped Kill Jim Crow. By Mike Konczal / The Nation
Before ‘I Have a Dream,’ Martin Luther King Almost Died. This Man Saved Him. By Michael Wilson / NYT
Black Music Has a New Home in Nashville. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
NFL diversity group calls the absence of new Black head coaches ‘mind-boggling.’ By Mark Maske / Wash Post
She Thought the Grizzlies Wanted Hiring Advice. They Wanted Her. By Scott Cacciola / NYT
HBO’s messy “Tiger” treats the controversial golf icon as salacious entertainment. By Kaitlin Thomas / Salon
Joe Biden delivers one of the best inaugural addresses in memory. By Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What is Reconstruction? The era offers lessons on white nationalism, Trump, and the Capitol riot. By Fabiola Cineas / Vox
Black Americans Have Seen White Terrorists Rampage Before. By Rochelle Riley / The Undefeated
The Capitol riot is a reminder of the links between police and white supremacy. By Anna North / Vox
Pentagon probes extremism in U.S. military as thousands of troops guard D.C. after Capitol riot. By Kevin Breuninger and Amanda Macias / CNBC
Why Is America So Divided Today? By Ian Bremmer / Time
The Capitol Riot Revealed the Darkest Nightmares of White Evangelical America. By Matthew Avery Sutton / The New Republic
White women’s role in white supremacy, explained. By Anna North / Vox
Republican Senator Apologizes to Black Constituents for Challenging Electoral Vote. By Lauren Camera / US News
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition. By Julilly Kohler-Hausmann / Dissent
Jaime Harrison is Biden’s pick for Democratic National Committee chair. By Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
How Stacey Abrams has been mobilizing Asian Americans for years. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans. By Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber / NBC News
The Coronavirus Is Erasing Minority Women from the Workforce. By Diane Coyle / NYT
Tom Vilsack’s nomination as agriculture secretary reopens old wounds for Black farmers. By Laura Reiley / Wash Post
Lincoln’s first inauguration met with threats of kidnapping, killing and militias. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
