Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
We’re on the eve of what could be America’s final reckoning. By Thom Hartman / MSN
In ‘Black and Jewish America,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the history of Black-Jewish partnership and conflict. By Olivia Haynie / Forward
‘Melania’ Backlash Causes Huge Surge for Michelle Obama Doc. By Ewan Palmer / Daily Beast
Byron Allen And Ava DuVernay Tackle MLK Assassination In New Film. By Robert Hill / Black Enterprise
The Big Message of the 2026 Grammys. By Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic
Black coaches shut out of NFL hiring cycle says it all about team owners. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
‘Satchel Paige wrote this’: One-person show at Carnegie Hall features legendary pitcher. By William Weinbaum / Andscape
‘This is a special game’: NBA Pioneers Classic gives league’s first Black players their respect. By Ron Thomas / Andscape
Despite Steve Kerr’s Apology, Doc Rivers Refuses to Back Down from ICE Comments. By Caroline John / Essentially Sports
Trump’s EEOC Investigates Nike Over Vague Anti-White Discrimination Claims. By Zack Linly / Newsone
Trump’s Rorschach: The Long Shadow Behind a Racist Trope. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Feb 14) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured Immigration, Whiteness, and the American Choice. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
The Logical End Point of Trump Saying He Could Shoot Somebody on Fifth Avenue. By Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Jeffries slams Stephen Miller as ‘hateful bigot’ and ‘architect’ of DHS ‘brutality.’ By Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her. By Annie Karni / NYT
Harry Enten Says 1 Key Group Has Sharply Flipped On Donald Trump. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
New evidence shows how discrimination shortens lives in Black communities. By Akilah Johnson / Wash Post
So-Called “Intellectual Freedom Centers” Spread Right-Wing Ideologies on Campus. By Sophie Hayssen / Prism
HBCU could soon have federal funding restored after 105 years. By Stephen J. Gaither / HBCU Gameday
Virginia Democrats target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Erin Cox and Ian Shapira / Wash Post
Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Massive Armada’ and Presses a Set of Demands. By David E. Sanger, Tyler Pager and Farnaz Fassihi / NYT
What we know about the US-proposed Gaza community. By Soraya Lennie / Aljazeera
Families of 2 men killed in Caribbean boat strike sue U.S. government. By Stefan Becket / CBS News
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve? By James North / TNR
Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance. By Avery Lotz / MSN
The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood. By Annie Selak / The Conversation
Young Christians Can Stay in the Black Church. By Michael Lyles II / Christianity Today
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
