‘There is power in the word’: The Poet X
Unhide-able, unheard—until, through the power of her poetry, unleashed. Meet Xiomara Batista, heroine of our April selection, The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo’s debut novel-in-verse. With […]
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Beauty Slays in ‘The Belles’
What if you alone had the power to transform, to heal, to beautify… or to destroy? Our March selection is The Belles, a dazzling dystopian […]
‘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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
A Colorful Way to Get Out the Vote
Our friends at Art on the Streets are making it easy (and fun) to get information about voting in 2020, with these super-cool coloring pages created by […]
Episode 11: Racism: ‘It’s an Everyday Thing’
These might be some crazy times we’re living in, but for many Black Americans and other POC, experiences of racism are all too commonplace. In […]