Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Vaccinating Black Americans Is Essential. Key States Aren’t Doing the Work to Combat Hesitancy. By Caroline Chen, et al. / Propublica
Newly released video shows police didn’t immediately help Ahmaud Arbery as he lay dying. By Bert Roughton and Hannah Knowles / Wash Post
Chicago police must account for their degrading treatment of Anjanette Young. The Editorial Board / Wash Post
Schools, caught by pandemic and confronting systemic racism, jettison testing for admissions. By Laura Meckler and Hannah Natanson / Wash Post
Researcher Timnit Gebru Says Google Wanted ‘My Presence, But Not Me Exactly.’ By Bobby Allyn / NPR
For the Last 4 Years “Tribes Have Been Pushed Aside by This Administration.” By Anna V. Smith / Mother Jones
MacKenzie Scott’s gifts to HBCUs, other colleges surpass $800 million. By Nick Anderson and Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
Why wealthy women of color are more confident investors than their white female peers. By Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune
Lewis and Clark’s Long, Dark Winter. And Ours. By Timothy Egan / NYT
Here’s what might replace America’s disappearing Confederate monuments. By Phillip Morris / National Geographic
Drumming down the walls of racism: Remembering Max Roach. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman are stunning. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
“Education” culminates Amazon’s “Small Axe” film series, finding beauty in the necessary struggle. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
His Storied Life: James Wiley, Tuskegee Airman and American War Hero. By Charleen Smith-Riedel / Smithsonian Folklife
Baseball’s recognition of Negro Leagues ‘long overdue’ to heirs and supporters. By Christan Red / NBC News
The NFL has tried to address its minority hiring problem. Will this year be different? By Adam Kilgore / Wash Post
Exceptional Leaders of Color in Every Field of Endeavor are Changing America – Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, 17th Vice-Chancellor, The University of the South.
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Five Kwanzaa Celebrations Around the Country. By Nicole Taylor / NYT
Watch “Rock the Runoff: Broadway for Georgia performs “Georgia On My Mind”” on YouTube
Trump Has Never Believed in Democracy. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
America, We Have a Problem. The rise of “political sectarianism” is putting us all in danger. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
What Can America Learn From South Africa About National Healing? By David Marchese / NYT
How Biden Distributes the Vaccine Will Define His Presidency. By Walter Shapiro / The New Republic
What Black People Really Think About the Police. By Shom Mazumder / The New Republic
‘The most lopsided economic event imaginable’: Wave of evictions threatens Black, Latino tenants. By Katy O’Donnell and Janaki Chadha / Politico
What the Asian-American Coalition Can Teach the Democrats. By Viet Thanh Nguyen / NYT
