Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Can Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock Make History? By Timothy Pratt / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured ‘Year of the Reveal’: Runoffs Follow Pandemic, Protests and a Test of Atlanta’s Promise. By Rick Rojas / NYT
Trump’s demands for $2,000 stimulus checks, explained. By Li Zhou / Vox
Labor Power Is the Key to Racial Equity. By Thomas Geoghegan / The New Republic
Ossoff, Warnock each raised more than $100 million in two months, records show. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Anu Narayanswamy / Wash Post
I’ve never been courted the way I am being now. I’m a Georgia voter. By Tammy Joyner / Wash Post
After historic election, 4 African American sheriffs in Georgia aim to fix “broken” trust. By CBS News
Despite Smooth Election, GOP Leaders Still Seek Vote Restrictions. By Anthony Izaguirre and Christina A. Cassidy / HuffPost
Who Should Get the Covid-19 Vaccine Next? A Debate. By Emily Bazelon / NYT
‘It’s been shattering’: Heartache and hope in America’s Black churches. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Black doctors are urgently needed in US: Morehouse, groups work to fix. By nada Hassanein / USA Today
What Happened When Henry Yao Almost Went Bust. By Corina Knoll / NYT
Body cam footage shows fatal shooting of unarmed Black man in Columbus, Ohio. By David J. Lopez, Laurie Ure and Jennifer Henderson / CNN
The Haunting of Tulsa, Okla. A recently unearthed mass grave may soon provide answers about what happened to victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. By Brent Staples / NYT
Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college. By Lisa Rathke / ABC News
‘Most Important Indian,’ And Treaty Rights Advocate Hank Adams Dies At 77. By Jaclyn Diaz / NPR
Ancient DNA Is Changing How We Think About the Caribbean. By David Reich and Orlando Patterson / NYT
What Was Christmas Like for America’s Enslaved People? By Ferrell Evans / History
“Bridgerton” is Netflix’s randy costume confection that you’ll want to put in your face straightaway. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Pixar’s animated movie ‘Soul’ is about ‘what makes us us,’ says actress Alice Braga. By Arturo Conde / NBC News
José Andrés and NBA players have made it clear: Stadiums must serve the public good. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
K.C. Jones, Celtics Standout as Player and Coach, Dies at 88. By Richard Goldstein / NYT
Amar’e Stoudemire Is a Coach Now. But Don’t Call Him That. By Marc Stein / NYT
Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality. By Elise Gould and Valerie Wilson / Economic Policy Institute
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Can Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock Make History? By Timothy Pratt / The New Republic
Finding the Light in 2020. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated Video
