Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Meghan Markle’s Elephant Voiceover Has Been in the Works Since 2017. By Erin Vanderhoof / Vanity Fair
How Serena And Venus Helped Two Unknown Brothers Reach Tennis’ Elite. By Sports Chew
Kobe Bryant Elected To Hall Of Fame In Posthumous ‘Peak Of His Career.’ By Colin Dwyer / NPR
Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. By Akilah Johnson and Tahia Buford / Propublica
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Three Important Interviews on Pandemic Racism. By Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept Podcast
Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communities. By Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today
Democratic Lawmakers Call for Racial Data in Virus Testing. By Aaron Morrison / US News
Asian American athletes speak out against coronavirus racism. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Thousands of people push back as Trump continues his blatant disrespect of black women journalists. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The coronavirus crisis will determine whether Trump is a one-term president, but it may reshape the social order far more. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Republicans are still playing games with D.C. at the height of a deadly pandemic. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
A Preventable Cancer Is on the Rise in Alabama. By Eyal Press / The Nation
Missouri man planned to bomb hospital during pandemic to get attention for white supremacist views. By Pete Williams / NBC News
Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”: A listening guide. By Kenneth Womack / Salon
A’Lelia Bundles Is On A Mission To Tell The Truth About Madam C.J. Walker. By Philip Lewis / HuffPost
Plots against America? Jim Crow was homegrown fascism. By History News Network / AlterNet
Netflix’s “Uncorked” spills the real truth about rejection and privilege in pursuit of passion. By D. Watkins / Salon
In 1918 and 2020, race colors America’s response to epidemics. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. By Akilah Johnson and Tahia Buford / Propublica
E Pluribus Unum. Shared Sacrifice Will Be Needed To Beat Coronovirus Says Documentarian Ken Burns. By Steven Bertoni / Forbes
D.J.T. Is No F.D.R. Roosevelt’s first inaugural cleared the way for action, pointing the country toward a singular goal. Where is that spirit now? By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Many African Americans, citing the Tuskegee study, don’t believe treatment will be equitably available. That can be deadly in a pandemic. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Trump’s death cult finally says it: Time to kill the “useless eaters” for capitalism. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Coronavirus cripples voter registration efforts. Millions could be denied. By Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
For vulnerable black communities, the pandemic is a “crisis on top of a crisis.” By Khushbu Shah / Vox
I’ve Spent 27 Years In Solitary Confinement. Here Are Some Tips On Making The Best Use Of Time Alone. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
