Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Denying a Professor Tenure, Harvard Sparks a Debate Over Ethnic Studies. By Kate Taylor / NYT
Illinois Lt. Governor is first in line to buy pot after her state legalizes it for recreational purposes. By Sky Palma / Raw Story
Police Stop Black Drivers At Higher Rate Than Whites In California. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / Huff Post
The Bitter (Occasionally Brave) Legacy of Selling Blackness. By Aaron Ross Coleman / The Nation
Black Lives, Black Voices. By Hamed Aleaziz / SF Chronicle
Latina Equal Pay Day Is Later Than Last Year. We Can’t Afford to Fall Further Behind. By Monica Ramirez / Fortune
Nipsey Hussle was a bookworm. Now black men are finding inspiration in what he read. By Angel Jennings / LA Times
10 black podcasts we loved from 2019. By Eryn Matthewson / The Undefeated
The Asian-American Canon Breakers. By Hua Hsu / The New Yorker
See Octavia Spencer As Madam C.J. Walker In First Look At Netflix’s Limited Series. By Kemberly Richards / Huff Post
‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Night One Recap: Threats and New Abuse Details. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Jacey Fortin / NYT
Jay-Z is ‘Robert Frost with a Brooklyn accent,’ a Georgetown professor writes in his new book. By KK Ottesen / Wash Post
The Towering, Complicated Legacy of David Stern. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Entering NFL playoffs, black quarterbacks have already won. By Jason Reid and Doug Clawson / The Undefeated
Biographer and journalist David Maraniss on Trump, Obama and history turned “upside down.” By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Evangelicals using religion for political gain is nothing new. It is a US tradition. By Reverend William Barber / The Guardian
The Decade in Asian America. By Jenn Fang / NBC News
Black Lives Matter began after Trayvon Martin’s death. Ferguson showed its staying power. By Patrisse Cullors / NBC News
Fifty Years After the Police Murders of Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. By Norman Stockwell and Frances Madeson / The Progressive
N.Y. Times edits Bret Stephens “Jewish Genius” column to remove scholar who “promoted racist views.” By Igor Derysh / Salon
Jewish community grapples with how to stem growing anti-Semitic violence. By Ben Kesslen / NBC News
2019 Brought Stepped-Up Efforts To Counter White Supremacist Violence. By Hannah Allam / NPR
Trump’s threat to democracy. By Joe Scarborough / Wash Post
Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever. By Jane C. Timm / NBC News
First there was ‘diversity.’ Then ‘inclusion.’ Now H.R. wants everyone to feel like they ‘belong.’ By Jena McGregor / Wash Post
In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White. By Julie Bosman, Emily Shetler and Natalie Yahr / NYT
