Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Progressive Charles Booker Unveils First Big Ad Buy In Race To Oust Mitch McConnell. By Tara Golshan / HuffPost
Smithsonian gets $25 million grant for program on race. By Peggy McGlone / Wash Post
Spike Lee on his role as an artist in tumultuous times: ‘I’m built for this.’ By Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
How the country music industry is responding to George Floyd’s death — and facing its own painful truths. By Emily Yahr / Wash Post
Seahawks’ Carlos Hyde on ex-49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick: ‘NFL can start by signing (him)’ By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
Haitian American – Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash. By Simon Denyer / Wash Post
Bonnie Pointer, Co-Founder Of Pointer Sisters, Dead At 69. By Andrew Dalton / HuffPost
America, This Is Your Chance. We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever. By Michelle Alexander / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – America’s Long Overdue Awakening on Systemic Racism. By Justin Worland / Time
What the Face of Emmett Till Says About Every Brutalized Black Body—Then and Now. By W. Ralph Eubanks / Vanity Fair
A ‘Glorious Poetic Rage.’ This time is different. Here’s why. By Jenna Wortham / NYT
The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks.’ All that is needed for rebellion against relentless oppression is a spark. By Roger Cohen / NYT
‘Not being fully free’: The toll of everyday racism on black Americans. By Janell Ross / NBC News
The unemployment rate improved in May, but left black workers behind. By Katelyn Burns / Vox
Stacey Abrams: I Know Voting Feels Inadequate Right Now. Just hear me out. By Stacey Abrams / NYT
Colin Powell says he’s voting for Biden. Other top Republicans may soon follow. By Riley Beggin / Vox
A history lesson for Trump: Lafayette Square was once bordered by ‘slave pens.’ By DeNeen Brown / Wash Post
Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost. By Robert W. Lee IV
“Go Back to the Neighborhood Where You Belong. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
Latinos must confront ‘ingrained’ anti-black racism amid George Floyd protests, some urge. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Amy Coopers Are Everywhere. As a black educator, it’s appalling that I’ve been called by white co-workers to remove black students from class. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Roger Goodell Admits NFL Was Wrong About Player Protests. By Carla Herreria Russo / HuffPost
Oprah Winfrey to Host ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ Special With Black Thought Leaders. By Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone
Police brutality: A historian explains how racist policing took over US cities. By Anna North / Vox
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – America, This Is Your Chance. We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever. By Michelle Alexander / NYT