Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
UN Officials Describe “Absolutely Catastrophic” Conditions in Gaza. By Julianne McShane / Mother Jones
‘It’s deeper than slavery’: Lisbon street project reclaims Portugal’s unseen black history. By Ashifa Kassam / The Guardian
What the Methodist split tells us about America. By Laura Bullard / Vox
Devout Christian Mike Johnson Shows Up to Hush Money Trial to Defend a Guy Accused of Cheating on His Wife With a Porn Star. By Bess Levine / Vanity Fair
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence. By DÁnica Coto / RNS
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora. By Ashley Bobertson Preston / The Conversation
The 12 Black women behind Brown v. Board often go unrecognized. A new exhibit aims to change that. By Kalyn Belsha / Chalkbeat
How America tried and failed to stay White. By Eduardo Porter / Wash Post
Stevie on the Wonder of becoming a Ghanaian citizen. By Thomas Naadi / BBC
In Virginia, these Confederate names have a power all their own. By Nicole Hemmer / CNN
Georgia Tech’s First Black Graduate, Ronald Yancey, Presents Granddaughter With Diploma For Master’s Degree In Electrical And Computer Engineering. By Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech
New Releases Make Old Jazz Young Again. By Richard Brody / The New Yorker
The WNBA’s progress needs to be seen. By Ari Chambers / Andscape
Bronny James Medically Cleared By Physicians To Play In NBA. By Cedric Thornton / Black Enterprise
Darryl Strawberry wanted to quit baseball at 19. These two Mets brought him back. By Tim Britton / The Athletic
Still Essential, Still Elusive: Brown v. Board of Education at 70. By R. Shep Melnick / Education Next
Race Inquiry Digest (May 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Invoking Struggle and Faith, Biden Reaches Out at Morehouse. By Katie Rogers and Maya King / NYT
Trump trial delays bring focus to crucial Supreme Court case. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The GOP Campaign to Sow Chaos at the Ballot Box Has Already Begun. By Elie Mystal / The Nation (Image New Yorker)
Why It’s So Hard to Change Minds About DEI. By Ilana Redstone / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Trump Judge McAfee and Georgia DA Fani Willis are also campaigning for reelection too. By Sam Gringlas / NPR
Why So Many Democrats Are Rooting For Harry Dunn. By Brian Bennett / Time
Body cam footage of Roger Fortson’s Florida shooting raises questions. By Tom McLaughlin, Collin Bestor, Gabe Hauari and James Powel / USA Today
As mental health issues plague community, Asian Americans fight stigma. By Marc Ramirez / USA Today
Why Antiwar Protests Haven’t Flared Up at Black Colleges Like Morehouse. By Maya King and Reid J. Epstein / NYT
A Plan to Help Harlem Students Build Wealth: Start Them Off With $10,000. By Stefanos Chen / NYT
