Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest – The Week’s Top Stories (Feb 1)
The Weekend edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Stories are curated from mainstream…
U.S. Orders Federal D.E.I. Efforts to Shut Down by Wednesday Night. By Erica L. Green / NYT
The Irony: Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters Despite Condemning BLM. By Zack Linly / NewsOne
How Tyranny Begins. Video by Kiana Cole and Adam Westbrook / NYT
What is the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship? James Powel and Kinsey Crowley / USA Today
The tech billionaire war on “woke” is really targeting workers. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Trump appoints Commissioner Andrea Lucas to oversee EEOC. By Julian Mark / Wash Post
I Was Kamala Harris’ Videographer. The Experience Completely Changed Me. By Azza Cohen / Slate
Spain calls on world to fight against Trump’s ‘Silicon Valley techno-caste.’ By James Badcock / The Telegraph
Trump UN nominee backs Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank. By Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian
Three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinians freed as Gaza ceasefire takes hold. / Wash post Update
Kenya sends another 200 police to fight gangs in Haiti. By Reuters
Bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+, migrants. By Darlene Superville, Tiffany Stanley and Gary Fields / NBC News
On Donald Trump and the Inscrutability of God. By Esau McCaulley / The Atlantic
The Unrecognized Great Awakening. By Jonathan Tremaine “JT” Thomas / Christianity Today
Biden Posthumously Pardons Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey. By Colleen Long / HuffPost
The Great Migration and Black Women’s Political Work. By Katie Singer / AAIHS
At Trump’s Rally, the Contradictions Are in the Music. By Jon Caramanica / NYT
What would MLK think of college football’s exploited Black workforce? By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. By Tyler Kepner / The Athletic
Why a simple 3 x 5 notecard with two words explains Andy Reid’s leadership style. By Rustin Dodd / The Athletic
Byron Leftwich was on track to become an NFL head coach. Why did he fall off the radar? By Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times
Donald Trump Is As Self-Obsessed As Ever, And Other Takeaways From His Inauguration. By Daniel Marans and Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (Jan 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured What the Air Force’s Tuskegee Airmen mishap reveals about Trump’s DEI war. By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Trump Brings a Chill to Washington. By Maureen Dowd / NYT
Biden’s racial record reflects both failures and quiet progress. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Toluse Olorunnipa / Wash Post
