November 2020 Archives

WVXU Student Internships: Join the Freedom Friends!

November 24, 2020 Webmaster 0

Cincinnati Public Radio announces Spring semester 2021 internship opportunities for area college and high school students, through WVXU’s educational outreach program Democracy & Me, and […]

Thanksgiving and Native American Culture in the Past, Present and Future Revisited

November 21, 2020 David Childs 10

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Originally Published November 22, 2018 One of the hallmarks of living in a democratic society is idea that the […]

Episode 24: The Endless Election, Part 2

November 20, 2020 Webmaster 0

Hold up, it’s still not over? We’re still waiting for Donald Trump to concede the 2020 Presidential race to Joe Biden, and in the meantime, […]

What is a Lame Duck Political Official?

November 16, 2020 David Childs 10

By Dr. David J. ChildsNorthern Kentucky University Introduction- What is a Lame Duck OfficialAfter general elections have taken place the outgoing president is often called […]

Shadows of History, Footsteps of the Future: A Poem Inspired by Kamala Harris

November 12, 2020 Julie Coppens 0

Poem by Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Democracy & Me intern I am a shadow on the wall of history and the future of further footsteps. I wonder […]

Episode 23: The Endless Election

November 10, 2020 Webmaster 0

Even when (if?) Donald Trump concedes the 2020 Presidential race to Joe Biden, our American Red/Blue struggle will be far from over. “It’s sad how […]

Reflections on the 2020 Election Season: A Call for Unity and Bipartisanship

November 7, 2020 David Childs 24

Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Opinion IntroductionThe 2020 election between Donald Trump and Joseph Biden has been no doubt the most contentious election […]

Settling Our Differences: Meaningful Social Studies Teaching after a General Election

November 5, 2020 David Childs 21

Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Election Related Violence in HistoryJelani Cobb in a September, 2020 Atlantic article entitled “Our Long, Forgotten History of […]

“Freedom Friends” Election Diaries

November 4, 2020 Julie Coppens 0

As we experience, record, and later look back on significant events, personal diaries can become powerful sources—they’re the OG “first draft of history.” In turbulent […]