Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Affluent White student-athletes are profiting from the labor of their poor Black peers, study says. By Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN
Basketball and Social Justice: Bucks Admit ‘It’s Harder to Do Both.’ By Scott Cacciola / NYT
Lou Brock, Cardinals great and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 81. By Michael Errigo / Wash Post
In Hulu’s ‘Woke,’ Waking Up to Racism Is a Lot Like Going Crazy. By Mike Hale / NYT
Latino unemployment rate remains high at 10.5 percent despite slight job gains. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Black Caucus faces upheaval as progressive pressure rises. By Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle / Politico
Carrying a gun is white privilege now, too dangerous for Blacks like me. By Justin McFarlin / USA Today
The Police Can’t Be Judge, Jury & Executioner: Filmmaker Yoruba Richen on Killing of Breonna Taylor. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Our Long, Forgotten History of Election-Related Violence. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Fascism Scholar Says U.S. Is ‘Losing Its Democratic Status.’ By Christianna Silva and james Doubek / NPR
The New Reconstruction: The United States has its best opportunity in 150 years to belatedly fulfill its promise as a multiracial democracy. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
The Armed Defenders of White Male Supremacy. By Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Sept 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The history of Black voter suppression — and the fight for the right to vote. By LaTosha Brown / NBC News Video
Why We Need More Close Interracial Friendships (And Why We’re Bad At Them). By Brittany Wong / HuffPost
93% of Black Lives Matter Protests Have Been Peaceful: Report. By Sanya Mansoor / Time
White Supremacists Are Top Terror Threat In DHS Draft Assessments: Report. By Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost
Trump’s Kenosha visit and 2020 strategy echo fearmongering of racists like George Wallace. By The Rev. Dr. William Barber / NBC News
Police unions tell us how they really feel about “bad apples” and brutality by endorsing Trump. By Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate
Charges dropped against man who was prosecuted six times for murder. By Robert Barnes / Wash Post
The Republican convention was an altar call at the Church of White Masculinity. By Eric McDaniel / Salon
Unions threaten work stoppages amid calls for racial justice. Aaron Morrison, Associated Press / PBS
White House Orders End Of ‘Un-American’ Racial Sensitivity Training At Federal Agencies. By Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost
Here’s Why It’s A Big Deal To Capitalize The Word ‘Black.’ By Brittany Wong / HuffPost
Who has the most success preparing Black students for careers in science? Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By Andrea Widener / C&EN
Jazz Has Always Been Protest Music. Can It Meet This Moment? By Giovanni Russonello / NYT
With More Black Women, U.S. Open Shows Serena and Venus Legacy. By Christopher Clarey / NYT
