Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, the first out gay active professional male tennis player, was just posting a selfie. By Matthew Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare / The Athletic
More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater. By Dominic Taylor / The Conversation
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Trump Has Little Room for Error. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What Trump Really Means When He Threatens To Deport Americans. By Roque Planas / HuffPost
In Ohio, an immigrant community prepares for Trump’s crackdown. By Joanna Slater / Wash Post
What Was the Biggest Factor in Kamala Harris’s Defeat? By Isabella M. Weber and Elie Mystal / The Nation
Aggrieved white men are a threat to democracy — history tells us we can’t ignore them. By Bernd Reiter / Salon
Biden Appoints 40 Black Women as Federal Judges, Breaking Record. By Christina Carrega / Capital B
‘A huge regression’: Walmart’s DEI rollback incites new racial equity push. By Michael Sainato / The Guardian
We interviewed 30 Black public school teachers in Philadelphia to understand why so many are leaving the profession. By Lynnette Mawhinney and Leana Cabral / The Conversation
Why Black women are being told to speak up during and after childbirth. By Elizabeth Cohen / Wash Post
Decades of USDA Racism Leave Black Farmers Fighting for Equality. by Aallyah Wright / Capital B
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order. AP and NPR
Mass Crowds Gather for First Friday Prayers Since Assad Ouster. By Stéphane Dujarric / Democracy Now
Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene. By Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different. By Adem K Abebe / The Conversation
Convicted for making racial slurs, she faces 8 years in Brazilian prison. By Terrence McCoy and Marina Dias / Wash Post
Faith leaders express dismay amid report Trump will allow immigration raids at churches. By Jack Jenkins and Yonat Shimron / RNS
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church awarded $2.5 million to expand and preserve its legacy. By Ayron Lewallen / WVTM13
The Bonhoeffer movie and the tropes that birth the White hero. By Reggie Williams / Christian Century
Enslaved People’s Graves Discovered at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. By Annie Correal / NYT
15 Rare Historical Facts About Native Americans That Deserve Attention. By Martha A. Lavallie / Viral Chatter
5 African-American veterans who fought for Civil Rights after returning home from World War II. By Todd Neikirk / Newsbreak
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Black Americans Weigh Life Abroad After the 2024 Election. By Malcolm Venable / BET
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms. By Philip Ewell / The Conversation
