Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Pressure Rises on Netanyahu Over Cease-Fire Deal Ahead of His Congress Speech. By Ephrat Livni / NYT
Republicans inch closer to seeing Trump as a literal god. By Joan McCarter / Daily Kos
The Meaning of Prayer at a Political Convention. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
Texas’ Christian-influenced curriculum spurs concerns. By Jaden Edison / Texas Tribune
For Black people, there’s an important history of flight as fight. By Kellie Carter Jackson / CNN
The Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly punished over WWII explosion. By Ayana Archie / NPR
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86. By Mike Stobbe / ABC News
When Shirley Chisholm paid a visit to George Wallace. By Adam Nicholas Phillips / RNS
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Is in ‘Shock’ Over Finding Your Roots’ Emmy Nod: ‘I Thought I Was Hallucinating.’ By JP Mangakindan / People
When Is a Stand-Up Special Like ‘The Wire’? When Ali Siddiq Is Onstage. By Jason Zinoman / NYT
USA squeaks by South Sudan, receives major wake-up call. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Simone Biles Rising review: Netflix’s new docuseries enters the Olympics megastar’s mind. By Rebecca Schuman / Slate
Years into efforts to attract more Black players, MLB sees signs of hope. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Olympian Noah Lyles Wins 100-m in London. Paris Games Await. By AP and Time
Joel Embiid Believes He Could Have Been the GOAT. By David Marchese / NYT
Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House. By Peter Baker / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The simple reason why Kamala Harris has Donald Trump running scared. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
1932 was a pivotal year in the Nazis’ ascent. It’s a terrifying parallel for today. By Peter Frizxhe / Forward
Biden Tries to Calm the Waters. By Peter Wehner / The Atlantic
Biden, addressing NAACP, bashes Trump in bid to move beyond age questions. By Toluse Olorunnipa / Wash Post
This Is the Most Extreme Presidential Ticket in Modern American History. By Andy Levy and Danielle Moody /The Daily Beast Podcast
Elon Musk’s Shocking Plan to Swing the 2024 Race for Trump. By Robert McCoy / The New Republic
Judge dismisses Trump’s Mar-a-Lago classified docs criminal case. By Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, and Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico (Image NBC)
Why the far right is surging all over the world. By Zack Beauchamp / Vox
The True Cost of Biden’s Unconditional Support for Israel. By Annelle Sheline / TNR
Alarming mpox outbreaks in South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo. By Melody Schreiber / Goats and Soda
