Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Penn State hair letter controversy shows how being black and proud is still political. By Anthea Butler / NBC News
A VC Fund Backed By Kevin Durant And Diddy Will Donate Its Profits to 11 Charities Improving Diversity In Tech. By Biz Carson / Forbes
Can the Rebirth of a Negro League Stadium Revive a Distressed City? By Kelly Whiteside / NYT
Puerto Rico, D.C., Hawaii and Alaska: The messy, racist fights around statehood. By Joshua Keating / Slate
Parasite Is the Best Movie of the Year So Far. By Dana Stevens / Slate
Bronze Statue Honoring First Black Fighter Pilot Unveiled in Georgia. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
Finally! A Cherokee player forces Atlanta to address racist ‘tomahawk chop’ fan chant. By Jessica Sutherland / Daily Kos
Larry Bird Q&A: Being a white player in the NBA, trash-talking and today’s game. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – What can a black person do to keep from getting killed by police in this country? By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
A Wave of Rap Docs Shows the Genre Has Entered Its Classic Rock Phase. By Jack Hamilton / Slate
Montgomery elected its first black mayor in 200 years. This is why it matters. By Faith Karimi and LaRell Reynolds / CNN
Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy. By Carol Anderson / Wash Post
Senate Report: Russians Used Social Media Mostly To Target Race In 2016. By Tim Mak / NPR
Los Angeles Police Stop and Search Black and Latino Drivers More Often, Even Though Whites Have More Illegal Items. By Rosie McCall / Newsweek
‘Young, Gifted, & Broke’ gives expert advice on student loan debt crisis. By East L. Dockery / The Undefeated
For Chinese American Conservatives, Race Is a Weapon. By Claire Jean Kim / The Nation
Oprah donated $13 million to Morehouse College. Her endowment is now the largest in the school’s history. By Amir Vera / CNN
Why is the Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals? By James Risen / The Intercept
“They’re Using Us as Props for the Show.” By Ruth Graham / Slate
Tulsa searches for graves from 1921 race massacre that left hundreds of black people dead. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
What It’s Like to See ‘Slave Play’ as a Black Person. By Aisha Harris / NYT
Online dating, now the most common way for couples to meet, is desegregating America. By Reuben J. Thomas / NBC News
It’s time the NCAA loses its greedy grip on student-athletes. By Etan Thomas / The Undefeated
We’ve Never Forgiven Haiti for Being Black. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Take a Break From Impeachment. Watch Lil’ Kim’s Career-Spanning Performance at BET Hip Hop Awards. By Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT