Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Simone Biles Is Finally Free. By Julie Kliegman / NYT
Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris. By AP and ABC News
Packers QB Jordan Love ties record for NFL’s highest-paid player with massive contract. By Nate Davis / USA Today
‘Inside the NBA’ memories: From ‘SNL’ spoofs to cookie storage, TNT show left its mark. By The Athletic Staff
Amazon is building a sports media empire. What’s next? By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
A new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark may honor the Black neighborhood the team once displaced. By AP and NBC News
What I See in the Video of Sonya Massey’s Killing. By Jenisha Watts / The Atlantic (Image IPM)
Race Inquiry Digest (Aug 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The MAGA principle tested: Trump grows “more and more radical with each passing day.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Beware the People Who Claim “America Isn’t Ready for a Black Woman President.” By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Kamala Harris’s Diversity Hire. By Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic
Joe Biden’s brilliant exit: Democrats get a boost, Republicans left bewildered. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Suddenly Trump Looks Older and More Deranged. By Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic
Is Donald Trump Getting Cold Feet Over JD Vance? What We Know. By Martha McHardy / Newsweek
Black Republicans Push Identity Politics At Convention. By Zack Linly / Newsone
The Supreme Court Fools Itself. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
North Carolina University System Bans All DEI Programs At Public Institutions, Forcing Layoffs And Cutting All Related Funding. By Josh Rodgers / Afrotech
What Would a Harris Foreign Policy Look Like? By Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark
Harris created distance from Biden on Gaza by emphasizing Palestinian suffering. By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Shane Harris / Wash Post
Israeli Apartheid Stretches from the River to the Sea. By Arvind Dilawar / The Progressive
Netanyahu Seeks Support in U.S. Visit, but Will Find a Nation Distracted. By Isabel Kershner / NYT
Kamala Harris’ multi-religious identity is a map of the future. By Yonat Shimron / NCR
The Christian-Nationalist Rot Runs Deep. By Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark
Court battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment. By Laura E. Alexander / The Conversation
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
The Black women who paved the way for Kamala Harris. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation. By Binita Mahato / The Conversation
