Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Latinos, Asian Americans still fear 2020 census over citizenship question, witnesses tell Congress. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Stabbings, Fires, Flooded Cells: Mississippi’s Prison System Is Falling Apart. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
The Forbidden Love of Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak. By Sam Kashner / Vanity Fair
NFL Owners Have a Problem With Coaches of Color. by Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
“If You’re in the Song, Keep on Playing”: An Interview With The Legendary Saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. By Nathaniel Friedman / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Big-time colleges care more about money and winning than black athletes getting degrees. By Derick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here’s a glimpse. By Paul Waldman / Wash Post
Democracy fatigue and how to fight it: Philosopher Henry Giroux on life in the age of Trump. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The Equality Conundrum. We all agree that inequality is bad. But what kind of equality is good? By Joshua Rothman / The New Yorker
Republicans Want to Make White Grievance Genteel Again. By Tina Vasquez / The New Republic
An Open Letter to John Lewis. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Colin Kaepernick attacks US ‘imperialism’ in wake of Suleimani strike. By Tom Lutz / The Guardian
Megyn Kelly schooled by Ava DuVernay over Colin Kaepernick’s Iran tweet. By Matthew Rozsa / Salon
Hurl Bibles or Hot Coffee: How One Church Is Preparing for Attacks. By Audra D.S. Burch / NYT
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. Addressing inequality requires more than consciousness raising. By J. C. Pan / The New Republic
Florida Republicans’ Voter Suppression Scheme May Backfire. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
For Black Americans, It’s Not a Housing Crisis. It’s a Chronic Condition. By Aaron Wiener / Mother Jones
Kiley Reid’s “Such a Fun Age” Satirizes the White Pursuit of Wokeness. By Stephanie Hayes / The Atlantic
REMEMBRANCE by Rita Woods. Kirkus Review
‘Stay Close’: PBS film spotlights race, adversity and a black man’s rare success in the sport of fencing. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Rooney Rule wobbles as NFL’s fetish for young, white coaches continues. By Gabriel Baumgaertner / The Guardian
NFL rules need to change to protect mobile quarterbacks. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Can artificial intelligence help us understand racial bias in sports. By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
Eddie Gallagher isn’t a “lifestyle brand” story: It’s a story about the rise of American fascism. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Wake up, Republicans. Your party stands for all the wrong things now. By Stuart Stevens / Wash Post
