Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Davius Richard looks to end NFL draft drought for quarterbacks from HBCUs. By Mia Berry / Andscape
In Wichita, Black baseball and Jackie Robinson live on through League 42. By Clinton Yates / Andscape
The Rock returned to professional wrestling, but do fans want him? By Herb Scribner / Wash Post
Prostate Cancer: Notable Black People Who Died From Illness. By Newsone
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Haiti I Know Is No More. But There Is Still Hope. By Joel Dreyfuss / Politico
Trump vs. Biden Polls: Joe Has All But Caught Up. By Ed Kilgore / New York Intelligencer
Donald Trump’s Trial of the Century. By Eric Lach / The New Yorker
Trump’s so-called “Virtues”: More threats of violence against his enemies. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures. By Liann Herder / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed
Cornel West on Whether His Candidacy Will Help Elect Trump: ‘We’ll Have to See.’ By Michael Luciano / Media ITE
As Abortion Bans Loom, Black Families Are Left Vulnerable. By Margo Snipe / Capital B
Laphonza Butler, the only Black woman in the Senate, on her new job. By Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today
After Iran’s drone attack on Israel, the world must act: this is a crisis that threatens us all. By Simon Tisdall / The Guardian
How the War in Gaza Mobilized the American Left. By Katie Glueck, Katie Benner and Sheera Frenkel / NYT
US senators introduce bill to renew Africa trade pact through 2041. By Makini Brice / Reuters
30 Years Later, Rwanda Genocide Shows Consequences of U.S. Refusal to Prevent Mass Killing. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Ralph Waldo Emerson on American Civilization. By Ralph Waldo Emerson / The Atlantic April 1862
The Christian Nationalist Hydra: In Era of Trump, Christian Nationalism Has Many Faces. By Sarah Posner / TPM
‘Struggle for Racial Justice’ urges Catholic conversions of hearts and minds. By Alessandra Harris / NCR
Where Kamala Harris Lives, a Little Known History of Enslavement. By Robert Draper / NYT
The New Movie ‘Civil War’ Matters for Reasons Different Than You Think. By Stephen Marche / NYT
Spike Lee’s New Denzel Washington Movie Repeats A Surprising Move From A 33-Year-Old Romantic Drama. By Sarah Little / Screen Rant
Black Music Sunday: Happy birthday to 3 great ladies of jazz! By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
In 1973, O.J. Simpson did what no other NFL running back had done. By Cindy Boren / Wash Post
‘The Long Game’ is story of a Texas Mexican American high school golf team and its victory despite racism. By Arturo Conde / NBC News
Flo-Jo Died 26 Years Ago, but Beyoncé, Serena Williams and Other Black Women Are Taking Forward Her Fashion Legacy. By Christaline Meyers / Essentially Sports
