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 […]
Articles by Julie Coppens
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, […]
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 […]
The Party of Law and Order
Commentary by Jean R. Pateman, Democracy & Me intern They stood outside of the Capitol and screamed “Our country!” and “You’re supposed to work for […]
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, […]
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 […]
Giving Thanks By Getting Real
By Joyeuse Muhorakeye, Democracy & Me Intern To most people in the United States, Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends get together for […]
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 […]
“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 […]