Sheryll Cashin
@sheryllcashin.bsky.social
Author of WHITE SPACE, BLACK HOOD and other books; Law Prof at Georgetown; contributing Writer to POLITICO Mag; visual artist, wife, mother of twins, harried.
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Sheryll Cashin
@sheryllcashin.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Opinion | The Cruel Irony of an MLK Day Inauguration
The inauguration stands in stark contrast to the message of Martin Luther King Jr.’s holiday.
www.politico.com
Thrilled my #MLKDay piece landed front and center @politico.com I use his words to tell us what I think he would say about resisting bullies & a multiracial politics powered by God‘s values. 90 million sat home! @beaconpress.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
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Ha! This is what DC Halloween-resistance looks like!
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Ha! This is what DC Halloween-resistance looks like!
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Jeffries: "We will not be intimidated by Vought, who's totally out of control. The OMB has been illegally shutting down parts of the govt throughout the entire year, & the notion Dems are gonna be intimidated when all he's done is send a message that Republicans are determined to hurt people ... "
September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Jeffries: "We will not be intimidated by Vought, who's totally out of control. The OMB has been illegally shutting down parts of the govt throughout the entire year, & the notion Dems are gonna be intimidated when all he's done is send a message that Republicans are determined to hurt people ... "
ICYMI you can stream this on PBS for free until Oct. 8 here:
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September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ICYMI you can stream this on PBS for free until Oct. 8 here:
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1. I pray for Charlie Kirk's family, may he rest in peace, and for our country. He did not deserve to be assassinated for engaging in civil debate, which was once a cornerstone of our Republic. Working across the aisle was once normal. Now, if we are honest, political violence is normal. God help us
September 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
1. I pray for Charlie Kirk's family, may he rest in peace, and for our country. He did not deserve to be assassinated for engaging in civil debate, which was once a cornerstone of our Republic. Working across the aisle was once normal. Now, if we are honest, political violence is normal. God help us
Participating in this documentary was pure joy, I loved the boss! It’s excellent. Hope you will watch it on PBS.
We're very excited for the forthcoming documentary Becoming Thurgood, which will premiere on PBS next Tuesday and which features our Board member @sheryllcashin.bsky.social.
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
Explore the life and legacy of the nation’s first African American Supreme Court justice.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Participating in this documentary was pure joy, I loved the boss! It’s excellent. Hope you will watch it on PBS.
“Our Health secretary is a certified quack.”
We are living in a bad B rated dystopian movie.
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We are living in a bad B rated dystopian movie.
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Opinion | Vax Quack Lacks Facts
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August 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“Our Health secretary is a certified quack.”
We are living in a bad B rated dystopian movie.
“https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-maha.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
We are living in a bad B rated dystopian movie.
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Again, this is what #autocracy looks like. Homeland Security policing minor traffic violations?! Despots gain power by stoking fear. Liberty disappears when the People and their fragile representatives cease exercising it. We become less safe and less free. @beaconpress.bsky.social
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Checkpoint with ICE agents met by protesters in D.C.
Department of Homeland Security agents stopped cars at a busy intersection for seat belt violations or broken taillights, as onlookers protested.
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August 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Again, this is what #autocracy looks like. Homeland Security policing minor traffic violations?! Despots gain power by stoking fear. Liberty disappears when the People and their fragile representatives cease exercising it. We become less safe and less free. @beaconpress.bsky.social
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This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set.
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Trump places DC police under federal control, deploys National Guard
The president called it “liberation day” for the nation’s capital.
www.politico.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Trump places DC police under federal control, deploys National Guard
The president called it “liberation day” for the nation’s capital.
www.politico.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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REP. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social: “THIS IS AN EVIL BILL. It’s going to rip away health care from 15 million Americans, and food assistance from millions — to give tax breaks to the richest, and mega corporations.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
June 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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1/ The constitution says only Congress can declare war. At most the commander-in-chief can repel attacks. Iran did not attack the US. This war is unconstitutional. As ill considered, as it was, at least the Iraq War was based on a congressional authorization of military force. #Iran #bluesky
June 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
1/ The constitution says only Congress can declare war. At most the commander-in-chief can repel attacks. Iran did not attack the US. This war is unconstitutional. As ill considered, as it was, at least the Iraq War was based on a congressional authorization of military force. #Iran #bluesky
June 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let freedom ring! Happy Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Let freedom ring! Happy Juneteenth!
My dad, Dr. John Cashin, Jr., was a Meharry-trained dentist & valedictorian. He founded a third party to give Black voters the chance to run for office and vote for themselves. Ran for governor against George Wallace, to help down-ballot local candidates win! He was a total badass! #FathersDay
June 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My dad, Dr. John Cashin, Jr., was a Meharry-trained dentist & valedictorian. He founded a third party to give Black voters the chance to run for office and vote for themselves. Ran for governor against George Wallace, to help down-ballot local candidates win! He was a total badass! #FathersDay
A LOT could happen in the next 48 hours. Most Americans believe people who have not been duly convicted of a crime should not be snatched and deported without due process. And that the US military should not be used to displace the state and local governments citizens voted for. Be heard. #NoKings
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A LOT could happen in the next 48 hours. Most Americans believe people who have not been duly convicted of a crime should not be snatched and deported without due process. And that the US military should not be used to displace the state and local governments citizens voted for. Be heard. #NoKings
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RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
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June 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
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"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life?
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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
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May 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life?
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life?
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I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026!
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Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025
Here’s our list of the experts and advocates, outside the government, who are playing big roles in Washington’s policy debates.
www.washingtonian.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026!
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I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026!
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025
Here’s our list of the experts and advocates, outside the government, who are playing big roles in Washington’s policy debates.
www.washingtonian.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026!
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Addressing her as "Carla" and not Dr. Hayden in the two-sentence email firing her was intentional, a signal of their disrespect and yes, racism. They wanted their base to revel in it. Nasty, indeed. But with a plethora of such moves I pray most Americans will choose decency in 2026.
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Trump fires Library of Congress chief Carla Hayden, citing DEI
Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Addressing her as "Carla" and not Dr. Hayden in the two-sentence email firing her was intentional, a signal of their disrespect and yes, racism. They wanted their base to revel in it. Nasty, indeed. But with a plethora of such moves I pray most Americans will choose decency in 2026.
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