Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The South is red. It’s also Black. By Zachary B. Wolf / CNN
Harris Rises To Top of Biden’s VP List After Klobuchar’s Strategic Exit. By Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek
Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country. By Seung Min Kim / Wash Post
Why Are Black Women and Girls Still an Afterthought in Our Outrage Over Police Violence? By Brittney Cooper / Time
Black Americans, crucial workers in crises, emerge worse off – not better. By Calvin Schermerhorn / The Conversation
Racial violence and a pandemic: How the Red Summer of 1919 relates to 2020. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben deserve retirement. They’re racist myths of happy Black servitude. By Michael Twitty / NBC News
As colleges grapple with racist legacies, a monument at Ole Miss will finally go. By Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
How Richard Pryor Changed the Way Comedy Sees Police Brutality. By Jason Zinoman / NYT
How Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce has become a leading voice in Atlanta and the NBA. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – People! Don’t be misled, bamboozled, hoodwinked, or led astray. Wear a mask!
A brief history of the “Lost Cause”: Why this toxic myth still appeals to so many white Americans. By Bob Cesca / Salon
What the Bible Has to Say About Black Anger. The Psalms are not silent about the rage of the oppressed. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
Donald Trump has preyed on the American psyche like a demon. At last the exorcism has begun. By Dan Froomkin / Salon
One of America’s worst acts of racial violence was in Tulsa. Now, it’s the site of Trump’s first rally in months. By Emily Stewart / Vox
Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds. By Campbell Robertson / NYT
Trevor Noah Nails ‘The Truth’ About Police Killing Of Rayshard Brooks. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
Police Killings Prompt Reassessment of Laws Allowing Deadly Force. By Rick Rojas and Richard Fausset / NYT
5 years after Charleston was rocked by the Mother Emanuel church shooting, the pain lingers. By Marco della Cava / USA Today
The End of Black Politics. Black leaders regularly fail to rise to the challenges that confront young people. By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor / NYT
Republican vote suppression is a 2020 scandal. Georgia’s primary proved it. By The Rev. Dr. William Barber and Tom Steyer / NBC News
University of California votes to restore affirmative action nearly 24 years after it was outlawed. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, is giving $120 million to black colleges like Spelman and Morehouse. By Theodore Schleifer / Vox
Da 5 Bloods: The Secret Meaning in Marvin Gaye’s Haunting Song. By Anthony Breznican / Vanity Fair
The Psychology of Racism: Racism is a sign of a lack of psychological maturity and integration. By Steve Taylor / Psychology Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The History That James Baldwin Wanted America to See. By Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. / The New Yorker