The Hunt for Credible Sources: Recovering from the Pandemic of Fake News
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D. Fake News Sites and DisinformationAnyone that spends any reasonable amount of time on Facebook or other social media outlets […]
Month: January 2021
Teaching with Poetry: Amanda Gorman and the Historic Black Poetry Tradition
Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D. “We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn’t always just-ice. And […]
Episode 28: Our Moment, My Role
These are some heavy times, people. Momentous times. The kind of times that tell us—if we’re ready to listen—who we are, why we are, and […]
What’s Goin’ on Today? Resources for Teaching Current Events in Social Studies Classrooms
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionThe year 2020 was certainly an eventful year. The year brought a global pandemic that has left millions dead, […]
‘The Oppression I Am Facing’: Seeing Ourselves in Uganda’s Election Crisis
Commentary by Enock Sadiki, Democracy & Me Intern Tell me if you have heard this before: A country is experiencing a crisis in governance. This […]
A New Team Takes Over
This week the United States of America begins a new chapter, with a new leadership team—and the same goes here at Democracy & Me. Congratulations […]
February 2021 selection: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Thanks to everyone who hopped on Zoom Jan. 18 to talk about Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, with […]
Student reflections on #MLKDay2021
This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be… different. For all kinds of reasons. Here’s a roundup of Cincinnati-area observations set for this Monday, […]
Episode 27: What We Saw
“White people being white.” “It’s two Americas we live in.” “When will it end?” These were a few of our takes on the violent insurrection […]
For One First-Gen American, an Uneasy Twilight Between Hope and Fear
Commentary by Harnoor Mann, University of Cincinnati student contributor to D&M I went to bed at 3 a.m. EST on January 6th, emboldened to sleep […]