Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says. By Frances Robles / NYT
I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right. By David Cunnigham / The Conversation
Biden designates national monument at former Indian boarding school. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Wash Post
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81. By Penelope Green / NYT
Kendrick Lamar’s Year on Top. By Hanif Abdurraqib / The New Yorker
Samuel L. Jackson Is Approaching An Incredible Box Office Record. By Jack Walters / Screen Rant
A leader in sports activism, Harry Edwards has some final lessons to share. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
Coco Gauff is the highest-paid female athlete of 2024 and she’s not the only Black woman on the list. By Haniya Philogene / The Grio
Colorado coach Deion Sanders braces for emotional Alamo Bowl vs. BYU. By Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today
Warriors arrive at the only conclusion left: The Jonathan Kuminga era is here. By Marcus Thompson II / The Athletic
58 Jazz Luminaries Assembled for This Photo. Only One Remains. By Hank Shteamer / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater. By Dominic Taylor / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Colorado’s Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy after historic season on both sides of the ball. By Ralph D. Russo / The Athletic
How Trump could bring on a second civil war. By Robert Reich
Where is the fierce urgency of now? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
DEI Is Experiencing Fabricated Chaos, What To Do About It. By Julie Kratz / Forbes
The 2024 election revealed an uncomfortable question about Latino voters. By Christian Paz / Vox
Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds. By Emily Cochrane and Shaila Dewan / NYT
Georgia’s Black Drivers Pay More In Auto Insurance. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival. By Francis Kokutse / ABC News
‘Specific Intent To Destroy Palestinians’: Amnesty International Concludes Israel Is Carrying Out Genocide In Gaza. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost
Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life.’ By Alexis Okeowo / NYT
Obama makes plea for pluralism, citing interfaith partnerships, megachurches. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Rev. Barber seeks to revive NC Moral Monday protests but faces a surprising obstacle. By Ned Barnett / The News and Observer
First woman pastor of historic Mother Bethel AME calls her appointment ‘mind-boggling.’ By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
What Reconstruction Still Has to Teach Us. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
