Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Harlem Renaissance Was Bigger Than Harlem. How Black artists made modernism their own. By Susan Tallman / The Atlantic
How a College Landed Kendrick Lamar as Its Surprise Commencement Speaker. By Amelia Benavides-Colón / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
‘Satchel’ recalls the iconic pitcher who helped integrate Major League Baseball. Dave Davies / NPR
Did Celtics Lose on Purpose? Mark Jackson Debates Whether Luka Magic Really Gave Mavs New Life. By Pranav Kotai / Essentially Sports
Serena Williams Says Challengers is “Pretty Accurate.” By Eve Batey / Vanity Fair
The N.B.A. Sees Its Future in Africa. By Tania Ganguli / NYT
‘Hitler and the Nazis’ Review: Building a Case for Alarm. By Mike Hale / NYT (Image by Vox)
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
How Biden Could Borrow a Page From Trump's Playbook to Energize Black Voters. By Wayne Washington / The Root
There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
The Long, Racist History Of Donald Trump, From the 1970s to Now. By Candace McDuffie / The Root
Affirmative Action killer Ed Blum’s new strategy to crush racial justice. By David H. Gans / Slate
Duke students react to growing trend of DEI funding cuts following decision at UNC. By Madera Longstreet-Lipson / The Chronicle
Professor Breaks Down The True Essence Of Critical Race Theory. By Matthew Allen / Newsone
“Our grandchildren will still be fighting for democracy”: Why Ali Velshi says it’s worth it. By Dean Obeidallah / Salon
Latino advocacy group finds one-fifth of Latino voters leaning towards third-party presidential candidates. By Claudia Grisales / NPR
Critics Say Jay-Z Is Supporting A Republican-Led Effort To Gut Public Education For Low-Income Students. By Christopher Smith / Newsone
UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July. By Samy Magdy / PBS
Why Canada Is Worried About a U.S. Civil War. By Alexander Burns / Politico
Who Will Govern South Africa? By Benjamin Fogel / The Nation
Stevie Wonder’s Ghanaian citizenship reflects long-standing links between African Americans and the continent. By Nemeta Blyden / The Conversation
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Justice Alito. By Kiera Butler / Mother Jones
Donald Trump’s Christian-nationalist radical has big plans for America. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
An Investigation: Is Trump Like Jesus? By Julianne McShane / Mother Jones
Upcoming Lyke Conference to explore how Black Catholics can bring their gifts to the Mass. By Gina Christian / NCR
Supreme Court’s Civil War callback: Justice is denied with historic Trump delay. By Jeffrey Abramson and Dennis Aftergut / Salon
