WVXU Student Internships: Join the Freedom Friends!
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 […]
Month: November 2020
Thanksgiving and Native American Culture in the Past, Present and Future Revisited
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Local Students Power the Polls
Talawanda H.S. student and Democracy & Me intern Jean Pateman, 17, is one of thousands of American teenagers too young to vote this year, but […]