Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
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
America Keeps Trying to Clean Up George Washington’s History, But We Won’t Forget the Nine He Enslaved. By Wayne Washington / The Root
ASALH Marks Century of Black History Month Celebrations in 2026. By Walter Hudson / EduLedger
Celebrating Black Military Service Is Not “DEI Shit.” It’s Essential to America’s Defense. By Matthew Delmont / Mother Jones
What America Lost When It Lost Mother Fletcher. By Caleb Gayle / The Atlantic
Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles, 1937-2026. By Jamal Watson / The EduLedger
Wynton Marsalis, Founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, to Step Down. By Robin Pogrebin / NYT
‘Fascism is here now’: the US athletes pushing back on Trump’s America. By Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva / The Guardian
Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. By Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
Serena Williams refuses to rule out tennis comeback two months after firm denial. By Charlie Eccleshare / The Athletic
LeBron James And His Business Partner, Maverick Carter, Reportedly Are In Talks Of Raising $5B For An International Basketball League. By Samantha Dorisca / Afretech
Hate + Impunity = Violence. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
On Race in America (Feb 7) – Stories, Insight and Perspective
Featured Trump’s Rorschach: The Long Shadow Behind a Racist Trope. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
The Coming Trump Crackup. By David Brooks / NYT
House Passes Bill Funding ICE — With Help From Democrats. By Igor Bobic and Arthur Delaney / HuffPost
Louisiana v. Callais Will Have Powerful Implications For Black Voting Rights. By Anoa Changa-Peck / Newsone
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico Face Off in a Texas Senate Primary Campaign. By J. David Goodman / NYT
Behind the December jobs report: Black unemployment remains nearly double the national rate. By Andrea Bossi / MSN
According to a new report, Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place to give birth for Black women. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Conservatives are flipping civil rights principles on their head. By Russell Payne / Salon
Probes Into Racism in Schools Stall Under Trump. By Meredith Kolodner / TPM
When Philanthropy Becomes a Suspect: Black Institutions, Federal Scrutiny, and the MacKenzie Scott Moment. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb
Florida is reshaping higher education. Other states are watching. By Lucy Marques / Tampa Bay Times
People in Gaza dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump’s vision. By Toqa Ezzidin and Julia Frankel / AP
Trump seeking ‘regime change’ in Cuba by end of the year: US media report. By Erin Hale / Aljazeera
Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America. By Tim Ross / Politico
