Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Why Black Athletes’ Political Activism Matters. By Christopher C. Towler, Nyron N. Crawford and Robert A Bennett III. / Politico
Adam Silver addresses NBA’s efforts toward diversity among coaches and social justice. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The origins of policing in America. Wash Post Video
Demographic shifts since 2016 could be enough to defeat Trump. But it’s complicated. By David Wasserman / NBC News
The Rev. Al Sharpton discusses why it is imperative to ‘Rise Up’ in this moment. By Jonathan Capehart / Cape Up Podcast – Wash Post
Poll shows Warnock leading in Georgia special Senate election. By Zack Budryk / The Hill
The Obama Justice Department Had a Plan to Hold Police Accountable for Abuses. The Trump DOJ Has Undermined It. By Robert Faturechi / Propublica
Kids’ perceptions of police fall as they age – for Black children the decline starts earlier and is constant. By Kathleen Padilia and Adam Fine / The Conversation
Breonna Taylor’s death: How a 26-year-old Black woman was killed by police. By NBC Video
Black Appalachians find hope in national reckoning on race. By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / ABC News
Amid the Monument Wars, a Rally for ‘More History.’ By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
What America owes: How reparations would look and who would pay. Samara Lynn and Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News
L.A. Times apology during a season of reflection. By The Times Editorial Board
THE FIRSTS: The children who desegregated America. A Special project from The Atlantic.
A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor. By Jay Price / NPR
Ethan Hawke Burns with Fiery Passion as John Brown in The Good Lord Bird. By Sonia Saraiya / Vanity Fair
Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk. By Nawal Arjini / The Nation
American Runaway. By Audrey Edwards
How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation. By Ann-Derrick Gaillot / The Nation
NFL week 3: Why didn’t the Denver Broncos sign Colin Kaepernick? By Cecil Harris / NBC News
Trump’s Debate Answer Gave White Supremacists a Huge Win. By Vera Bergengruen and Lissandra Villa / Time
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
A woman killed. An officer shot. And no one legally responsible. By David A. Fahrenhold / Wash Post
Since 2015: 48 Black Women Killed by the Police. And Only 1 Charge. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta / NYT
Chris Wallace’s framing on ‘race and violence’ debate topic is wrong on so many levels. By Stephen A. Holmes / CNN
