Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Legend of Playoff Jimmy. By Louisa Thomas / The New Yorker
O.J. Simpson dead: The biggest misunderstanding of his legacy. By Joel Anderson / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Prostate Cancer: Notable Black People Who Died From Illness. By Newsone
This Is What You Get When Fear Mixes With Money. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
How Alvin Bragg Hitched His Fate to Trump’s. By Kim Barker, Jonah E. Bromwich and Michael Rothfeld / NYT
Mark Cuban defends diversity, equity and inclusion policies even as critics swarm. By Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News
Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live. By Patrick Marley / Wash Post
Wes Moore envisioned economic revival. Then the Key Bridge collapsed. By Erin Cox / Wash Post
Seatbelt check: Cops fired 96 shots at Black motorist, killing him. By Michael Loria / USA Today
What Is The Protect Black Women And Girls Act? By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – facing down despots. By Helena Kennedy / The Guardian
When Haiti’s gangs shop for guns, the United States is their store. By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta / Wash Post
Trump revives his wish that immigrants came from rich White countries. By Phillip Bump / Wash Post
Prestigious Medical Journal Ignored Nazi Atrocities, Historians Find. By Alexander Nazaryan / NYT
In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance. By Virginia Raguin / The Conversation
African spiritualities are attracting Black Americans as a source of pride and identity. By Fiona Andre’ / RNS
Catholic parishes disproportionately closed in poor, Black and Latino neighborhoods. By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / RNS
At Yale, Christian pastors sign a declaration opposing religious nationalism. By Yonat Shimron / RNS
A dramatic schism over social issues? The United Methodist Church has been here before – but this time, America’s religious landscape is far different. By Christopher H. Evans / The Conversation
A Virginia city burdened by history seeks a better future. By Theodore R. Johnson / Wash Post
Black sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified after 80 years. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
In Martin Luther King’s last speech, people remember the mountaintop but ignore the poor. By Clarence B. Jones / USA Today
Glenn Loury Comes Clean. By Evan Goldstein / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
The Tragedy Of Richard Pryor Explained. By S. Flannagan / Grunge
Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Inks Fiction Deal With Bantam Books. By Angelique Jackson / Variety
Story of boxer ‘Beau Jack’ Walker is part of Augusta National’s history. By Ferrell Evans / Andscape
