Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Supreme Court Loves Religious Freedom—Just Not for Rastafarians. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The Baptist Who Made Juneteenth a Holiday. By Jessica Janvier / Christianity Today
Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights To Everyone Else? By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The Dangerous Kindness of Erasing Slavery. By Wayne Ince / Level
Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
What is Día de los Negros? The Juneteenth celebration that Black Seminole descendants have kept alive in Mexico for over 100 years. By Odafe Oghen / The Grio
Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, And What Black Artists Sacrificed To Make Pro-Black Art. By Zack Linly / Newsone
Despite The Fanfare Surrounding Their NBA Title, History Won’t Be Kind To Knicks Players Who Visit Trump. By Carron J. Phillips / Newsone
The Biggest Moments From the 2026 NBA Draft. By Rashad Grove / The Root
‘This is not a drill’: Serena Williams is returning to Wimbledon singles. By Bobby Pen / The Grio
Excellence and the Meaning of Greatness. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Jul 4) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured Migration Panic and Demographic Change. As We Celebrate the Ideals of July 4th. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
UFC fight can’t hide MAGA male weakness. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Trump’s “white working class” base may finally have had enough. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Robert White wins Democratic primary for D.C. delegate to Congress. By CBS News
More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program. By Nicole Santa Cruz / ProPublica
Young Black Men’s Suicide Rates Surpasses Young White Men’s For The 1st Time On Record. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
New book explores America’s history of celebrating freedom while excluding millions. By Geoff Bennett and Jonah Anderson
Former Ed. Dept. Lawyers Sound Alarm on Giving Justice Dept. More Civil-Rights Oversight. By Alexandra Crosnoe / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
The Future of DEI in Higher Education: Unpacking Recent Federal Restrictions. By Emma Donohue et.al. / The Fulcrum
HBCUs Alabama State and Morris Brown reach historic agreement. By Steven J. Gaither / HBCU Gameday
Trump’s war accomplished nothing – the Iran deal is proof. By Kenneth Roth / The Guardian
Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis: The United Nations’ Response. By Peter Kornbluh / The Nation
Ghana to advance reparatory justice at first major gathering since landmark UN resolution | Reparations and reparative justice. By Carlos Mureithi / The Guardian
UN chief blames global indifference for Haiti crisis. By Aljazeera
The Banality of Peter Thiel’s Evil. By Charles Lehmann / The Nation
