Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today. By Jan-Werner Muller / The Guardian
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump’s Immigration Crackdown. By Jill Cowan / NYT
‘Becoming Thurgood’: How Marshall became ‘Mr. Civil Rights’ and a Supreme Court icon. By Ken Makin / CSMonitor
Can Chris Paul help any NBA team? Here are 5 potential landing spots. By Zack Harper / The Athletic
Michael Jordan’s fight against NASCAR heads to court. By AP and NPR
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander matching Wilt Chamberlain highlights historic calendar year. By James Jackson / NYT
The Cherry Tree and the Crisis of American Character. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Dec 20) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured White Ethno-Nationalism Is a Global Threat. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Dec 13) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured Pardons in the Era of Mass Incarceration. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor
Announcement: Race Inquiry Digest is now On Race in America
I am pleased to share that Race Inquiry Digest has entered a new chapter and will now appear under a new name: On Race in…
Rethinking the Criteria for the Presidency. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor
The Trump train — and its conductor — are losing steam. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Anti-Blackness Is at the Heart of Trump’s Toxic Politics. By Perry Bacon / TNR
The mass deportation campaign is already backfiring. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
White nationalism fuels tolerance for political violence nationwide. By Murat Haner, Justin Pickett and Melissa Sloan / The Conversation
Mississippi’s Black Voters Face New Threat in Supreme Court. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B (Image by AP)
Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties. By Gregory Squires and Ira Goldstein / The Conversation
The full list of US universities at risk of losing state department funding over DEI support. By Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian
New moves to dismantle the Education Department raise legal questions. By Cory Turner / NPR
Trump’s Anti-Affordability Agenda Has a New Target: College. By Perry Bacon / TNR
Jay-Z’s Foundation Transforms College Access Through Family Support. By Jamal Watson / The Eduledger
Trump Says South Africa Is Not Invited to G20 Summit in U.S. in 2026. By John Eligon / NYT
What Is Trump’s 28-Point Plan to End Russia’s War in Ukraine? By Paul Sonne and Ivan Nechepurenko / NYT
Beware of ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies / The Progressive Magazine
“Policy Violence”: ICE Raids & Shredding of Social Safety Net Are Linked, Says Bishop William Barber. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church. By Simon Tisdall / The Guardian
African Methodist Episcopal bishop, social justice advocate Reginald Jackson dies at 71. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Barn Where Emmett Till Was Killed Will Soon Be A Memorial. By Joe Jurado / Newsone
The Right Wants to Write Indigenous People Out of US History. We Won’t Let Them. By Johnnie Jae / Truthout
Allensworth: How Racism Destroyed A Black Town In California. By Bilal G. Morris / Newsone
