Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Record Number Of Women Of Color Are Headed To Congress. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
In ‘A Promised Land,’ Barack Obama Thinks — and Thinks Some More — Over His First Term. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
Police reform measures were a winner this election. By Rachel Ramirez / Vox
California may have foreshadowed the end of affirmative action. By Charles Lane / Wash Post
Biden’s COVID-19 Response Must Start With Most Vulnerable : Shots – Health News: By Abraar Karan, Ranu Dhillon, David Walton and Ingrid Katz / NPR
As winter approaches, America’s racist produce distribution system makes food insecurity worse. By Ashlie D. Stevens / Salon
A Black man will lead VMI for the first time in history, amid racism investigation. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
‘Stand your ground’ in Florida could be expanded under DeSantis’ ‘anti-mob’ proposal. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Segregation policies in federal government in early 20th century harmed Blacks for decades. By Guo XU and Abhay Aneja / The Conversation
How the FBI Tried to Drive Martin Luther King Jr. to Suicide. Melissa Leon / The Daily Beast
Fort Hood is named for a Confederate traitor. Is it time for ‘Fort Benavidez’? By Alex Horton / Wash Post
Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian VP. But not the first VP of color. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
‘You love Black culture, but do you love me?’: Black athletes and artists in new ad. By Ree Hines / Today
Miami Marlins name Kim Ng 1st female general manager in Major League Baseball history. By Kelly McCarthy / ABC News
George Flippin, Nebraska’s first Black football player: a hero who white people turned into a pariah. By Paul Putz / Slate
How Trump Lost Sports as a Political Strategy. By Jere Longman / NYT
Election vote count gets boost from sports arenas running up the score. By Josh Peters, Tom Schad and Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges’ school now reflects another battle engulfing public education. By Connie L. Schaffer, Matha Graham Viator and Meg White / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Racial Tension is Driving an Increase in Black Gun Ownership. By Melissa Chan / Time
Trump Never Saw Voters of Color as Americans. We Set Him Straight. By Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
Black voters drove Joe Biden’s victory – and have offered this country a reboot. By Cliff Albright / The Guardian
Joe Biden gave a great speech — but we’re not ready to make peace with fascists. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Everything You Need To Know About The Georgia Runoff Elections. By Nina Golgowski / HuffPost
Stacey Abrams Has Priceless Reaction To Republican Claims They Won Georgia. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Asian Americans voted for Biden 63% to 31%, but the reality is more complex. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Beyond the Ivy Leagues: How HBCUs have groomed prominent politicians like the vice president-elect. By Randi Richardson / NBC News
