Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America. By Linda Villarosa / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Watch “FDR Second Bill of Rights Speech Footage” on YouTube
Alicia Keys performs her new song, “Good Job.” / You Tube
Covid-19 pandemic shines a light on a new kind of class divide and its inequalities. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
LA Times: New Data Reveals COVID-19 Is Killing Younger Black And Latino Californians At Higher Rates. By James West / Mother Jones
Black female inmates and COVID-19: Medically compromised, vulnerable and neglected. By Nick Charles / NBC News
In New York Nursing Homes, Death Comes To Facilities With More People Of Color. By Joseph Shapiro, Huo Jingnan and Robert Benincasa / NPR
“If Bitterness Were A Whetstone”: On Grief, History, And COVID-19. By Elise A. Mitchell / AAIHS
Psychologist John Gartner: Trump is a “sexual sadist” who is “actively engaging in sabotage.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
“You’re Just Screwed”: Why Black-Owned Businesses Are Struggling To Get Coronavirus Relief Loans. By Kara Voght / Mother Jones
Vote-By-Mail, Critical In Pandemic, Poses Risks For Voters Of Color. By Tierney Sneed / Talkinpointsmemo
First pollution, now coronavirus: Black parish in Louisiana deals with ‘a double whammy’ of death. By Trymaine Lee / NBC News
San Francisco had the 1918 flu under control. And then it lifted the restrictions. By Dartunorro Clark / NBC News
Black Leaders Want a Black Woman as Biden’s Running Mate. But Who? By Astead W. Herndon / NYT
It’s George Wallace’s World Now. Wallace never won the presidency, but the base he mobilized has found a home in today’s Republican Party. By Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic
The Life and Death of Jerry Givens, Virginia Executioner-Turned- Abolitionist. By Liliana Segura / The Intercept
Kanye West is Now Officially a Billionaire. By Zack O’Malley Greenburg / Forbes
Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts And The Next Wave Of Black QBs In The NFL. By Jason Reid / The Undefeated
Lessons in Self-Sufficiency. The Blacks of Pin Point Georgia. A Documentary Directed by Jeff Bednarz / You Tube
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – ‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America. By Linda Villarosa / NYT
Why the Virus Is a Civil Rights Issue: ‘The Pain Will Not Be Shared Equally.’ By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
Georgia’s Covid-19 reopening pits white governor against black mayors. By Kenya Evelyn / The Guardian
Gov. Whitmer Creates Coronavirus Task Force To Address Effect On Black Americans. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
In crafting a new COVID-19 relief bill, listen to the most vulnerable voices. By Stacey Abrams, Rebecca Dixon and Stacy McLouglin Taylor / Salon
Trump wants a scapegoat, as always — but an immigration ban won’t slow the pandemic or enable widespread testing. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Trump coronavirus response feeds distrust in black and Latino communities. By Laura Barron-Lopez / Politico
