A Bill Has to Be Passed By Both Chambers to Become Law
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The US is a bicameral legislative body, having two branches or chambers consisting of the House of Representatives […]
Month: December 2020
A Peaceful Transition of Power
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University In the United States of America as I write this article, we have come to the close […]
January, 2021 Freedom Friends Book Club Meeting
Join us on Monday, January 18 at 7 p.m. for the first meeting of the Freedom Friends Book Club, featuring Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, […]
Winter Break Trivia Night
You now officially have plans for the New Year: Democracy & Me is hosting our very own virtual Trivia Night, 7 p.m. Saturday January 2, […]
Episode 26: Home Streaming, Take 273
You know who’s not tired of watching movies at home? Our friend TT Stern-Enzi, film critic for Fox19 and Cincinnati CityBeat, and a curator for […]
Toward a More Equitable Curriculum: Resources for Teaching Black History and Culture
By Dr. David J. ChildsNorthern Kentucky University For too long the serious study of African American history and culture in public schools and universities has […]
Decembrrrr: Winter Help for the Unhoused
By Jordan Polk, Democracy & Me Intern Remember “Winter is coming”? As we head deeper into the month of December, the motto of House Stark […]
When is Daddy Coming Back?
A Poem about Racial Injustice By Hannah M. Childs Hannah is a freshman at Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She enjoys writing, drawing, playing […]
Integrating African American Authors into Your Curriculum
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityIntroductionWhen I was growing up in my inner city predominantly Black elementary school I do not ever remember […]
Episode 25: COVID U – Our Pandemic Semester
Isolation, uncertainty, anxiety, paranoia, plexiglass shields between desks, wipedowns between classes, screen fatigue, swabs way up the nose—this is not the syllabus we signed on […]