Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Keisha Lance Bottoms Enters Georgia Governor’s Race, But Can She Succeed Where Stacey Abrams Did not? By Angela Wilson / The Root
4 takeaways from NYC Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration speech. By Marcia Kramer and Mark Prussin / CBS News
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook. By C.J. Polychroniou / Truthout
UMES President and Former Professor Battle Over Plagiarism, Race, and Retaliation Claims. By Walter Hudson / EduLedger
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, Renowned Biblical Scholar and Seminary President, Dies. By Jamal Watson / EduLedger
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign. By Edward Wong , Tyler Pager, Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes and Maria Abi-Habib / NYT
“Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
As Russia’s war grinds on, its society is fraying. By Francesca Ebel / Wash Post
In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force. By Tim Craig / Wash Post
Pope starts 2026 with prayer for countries “bloodied by conflict.” By CBS News
Richard Smallwood, contemporary gospel musician known for ‘Total Praise,’ dies at 77. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
More Than New Year’s Eve: Black Churches Nationwide Mark Freedom’s Eve With Sacred Watch Night Service. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
How Trump is Threatening to Erase the Legacies of World War II’s Black Soldiers. By Phenix S Halley / The Root
Albert Einstein’s Brilliant Politics. By Joshua Bennett / The Atlantic
Through the Eyes of Little Crow. By Julian Brave Noisecat / The Progressive Magazine
The Lost Negroes of North America. By Ronald E. Scott / Amsterdam News
Japanese American National Museum Is Standing Up to Trump’s Attacks on History. By Robert Ito / Capital and Main
Book excerpt: “Black Moses” by Caleb Gayle. By CBS News
Beyoncé Is Now A Billionaire. By Matt Craig /Forbes
In a Year of Violent Tumult, the Sports World Was Silent. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
The Rise of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. SI Sportsperson of the Year. By Chris Mannix / SI
Venus Williams gets wild card for Australian Open at age 45. By CBS News
The intellect of LeBron James. By Kevin Merida / Wash Post
A New Year, and the Shape of Hope (2026-2028). By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Jan 17) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured The Silence of Elites. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Jan 10) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured The Mask as a Symbol of Force, Power, and Unaccountability. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level. By Peter Baker / NYT
Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Trump to Deploy National Guard in Chicago. By Ann E. Marimow / NYT
Special elections ordered for Mississippi Supreme Court after voting rights violation. By Ap and NPR
