Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
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
NFL reaffirms diversity hiring efforts despite Trump’s moves against DEI. By Mark Maske / Wash Post
The Super Bowl Will Be a Spectacle of Black Excellence, but You’ll Need to Tune Out MAGA’s White Whine. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Coco Gauff gives $100,000 to UNCF for HBCU scholarships. By AP
Trump vows to save white South Africans while Musk calls for welcoming them as refugees. By Nicholas Liu / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s White Nationalist Agenda, Explained. By Garrison Hayes / Mother Jones
Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 15) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Stories are curated from mainstream…
Don’t Believe Him. By Ezra Klein / NYT Podcast
Trump is reversing the Justice Department’s civil rights policies. By Chloe Atkins and Daniel Barnes / NBC News
Major players in the anti-DEI movement: Here’s who’s attacking Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, IBM, and other Fortune 500 companies. By Lila MaClellan / Forbes
