Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Republicans and Democrats Agree: End the War on Drugs. By Nicholas Kristof / NYT
Naval Academy names its first Black female brigade commander. By Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
A dodgy deal helped make him a billionaire. It worked, until now. By Peter Worriskey, Yeganeh Torbati and Keith L. Alexander / Wash Post
GI Bill opened doors to college for many vets, but politicians created a separate one for Blacks. Joseph Thompson / The Conversation
Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Virginia attorney general asks court to let Northam remove Lee statue in Richmond. By Patricia Sullivan / Wash Post
National Native American Veterans Memorial: New Monument Opens On National Mall. By Quil Lawrence / NPR
Miss USA 2020 is the first Black woman to represent Mississippi. By Scottie Andrew / CNN
Ta-Nehisi Coates The Water Dancer to Be Adapted to Film. By Tonja Renee Stidhum / The Root
Laughter wasn’t the point of Dave Chappelle’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ performance. By Justin Tinsley / The Undefeated
Sarah Cooper Shares The Big Fear About Her Lip-Syncing Videos Had Donald Trump Won. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
Viola Davis continues her fight for equal pay for Black actresses. By Ken Simmons / GMA
Ariana Grande’s Dirty Mind Takes Center Stage on ‘Positions.’ By Brittany Spanos / Rolling Stone
Tony Dungy’s life lesson about the Tuskegee Airmen and the meaning of humility. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
By opposing Trump, activist athletes helped America rediscover its conscience. By Jerry Brewer / Wash Post
Baseball’s Black managers are celebrating Dave Roberts’ win and calling for change. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
At Augusta National, Not Talking About Race Is Tradition. By Karen Crouse / NYT
America’s Two Souls. Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Nov 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges’ school now reflects another battle engulfing public education. By Connie L. Schaffer, Matha Graham Viator and Meg…
We need to talk about the white people who voted for Donald Trump. By Fabiola Cineas and Anna North / Vox
How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Juan González: The Media Has It Wrong. Record Latinx Turnout Helped Biden. White Voters Failed Dems. By Juan González / Democracy Now
Once again, Democrats have misunderstood minorities. By Fareed Zakaria / Wash Post
White Supremacy Is Baked Into Our Electoral System. By Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren / The Nation Podcast
Georgia preps for war with Senate majority on the line. By James Arkin, Andrew Desiderio and Elena Schneider / Politico
How Stacey Abrams and other Georgia activists laid the groundwork for 2020. By Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune
