Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Editorial: Silence in the face of Trump’s cruelty is complicity. By NCR Editorial Staff
Tech Broligarchs Want Jesus Out of the Way. By Russell Moore / Christianity Today
The Trump-Musk power grab has happened before — in Hungary. By Zack Beauchamp / Vox
The ‘First Negro Novelist’ Saw the South Clearly. By Kerri K. Greenidge / NYT
If this love affair didn’t happen, the Harlem Renaissance may not have ever occurred. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
The Black librarian who rewrote the rules of power, gender and passing as white. By Deborah W. Parker / The Conversation
Denzel Washington Has Finally Found His Purpose (It’s Not Acting). By David Marchese / NYT
Trump’s Presence at the Super Bowl Is an Affront to Every NFL Player. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
After he reached the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick’s racial justice protests helped expose US views toward sports activism. By Betina Cutaia Wilkinson / The Conversation
The illusion of equal opportunity for minority NFL coaches. By Joseph N. Cooper / The Conversation
Black History Month: List of first Black players to reach NBA milestones. From NBA.com Staff
What the Black Church Can Teach the Rest of American Christianity. The Russell Moore Show / Christianity Today Podcast
Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? By Jeet Heer / The Nation
Trump 2.0: The most damaging two weeks in history. By Ruth Marcus / Wash Post
“Americans were sleep-marched into fascism”: Signs of creeping authoritarianism we can’t miss again. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
“Bully and intimidate”: Trump’s opening assault on diversity is from the Project 2025 playbook. By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
The University of California Increased Diversity. Now It’s Being Sued. By Anemona Hartocollis / NYT
Trump suggests permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza. By Brett Samuels / The Hill
Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine’s war effort — but he wants something rare in return. By Alexander Smith / NBC News
Trump’s Mass Detention Plan for Guantánamo Harkens Back to U.S. Detention of Haitian Asylum Seekers. Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Almost all USAID employees globally placed on administrative leave as Trump moves to gut agency. By Joey Garrison / USA Today
What happens after you ask Trump to ‘have mercy’? Threats, praise and hope. By Olivia George / Wash Post
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized. By Alan Feur / NYT
A church ousts progressive pastor who emphasized racial justice. By Frank Langfitt / NPR
Pete Hegseth’s belief in Christian dominion should deeply trouble American Jews. By Diane Winston / Forward
Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. But who or what was Jim Crow? By Clare Carbould / The Conversation
Attacking the Dream: 7 major race massacres in US history. By Michael Gryboski / Christian Post
“Great Migrations: A People on the Move” shows the leaps of faith that made modern America. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Trump’s urgent push to rewrite American history. By Naftali Bendavid / Wash Post
The biggest Grammys went to Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. Finally. By Chris Richards / Wash Post
