Hidden Poisons: A Report on the Environmental Justice Advocacy Symposium
Report with commentary by Jordan Polk, Democracy & Me intern Unless we are talking about Britney Spears’s smash hit from 2003, when we say “toxic,” […]
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Representations of African American Characters on Television and Film
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionBecause of the legacy of slavery in the United States and persistent discrimination against African Americans throughout history, […]
Let’s Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune! Teaching a More Multicultural American History
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University In celebration of Black History month we would like to share an article that was originally posted June 2019. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]