Episode 47: Asian Cultural Representation Is This Movie’s Superpower (Feat. GCCCEA Youth)
Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings is officially the biggest movie of the year, earning almost $200 million in U.S. cinemas […]
Articles by Kahvah Whittaker
Episode 46: Raised on Ashes: What the ‘War on Terrorism’ Did to Us
When did you first learn about 9/11? What about the war in Afghanistan that followed—how much did you know about all that, at least until […]
‘Welcoming Week’: Let’s Be a Community With Open Arms
The chaotic mass evacuation of Afghanistan, in the wake of the United States’ 20-year military engagement there, has brought new attention to the plight of […]
Rewarding, Exhilarating, But Not Easy: My Year as an Intern
By Jordan Polk, Democracy & Me Intern My name is Jordan Polk, and I am a recent graduate from the University of Cincinnati. During my […]
Class Warfare in an Age of Eco-Collapse
By Jordan Polk, Democracy & Me intern Our September selection is WANT, the 2017 YA sci-fi hit written by Taiwanese-American novelist Cindy Pon. Pon is […]
Episode 45: Sustainable, Self-Affirming Fall Style
Saving money, reducing waste, and being yourself: these are fashion trends we can definitely get behind, and, they’re good for the planet, too. Have you, […]
Episode 44: I’m Just Asking (feat. Peaslee’s Agents of Change)
Who am I, really? How can I stand up against peer pressure? Do aliens exist? This summer the teen Agents of Change at the Peaslee […]
‘Keep Fighting’
Our August book selection is Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance, featuring tales written by multi-talented authors such as Bethany C. Morrow (who […]
CET and Urban Consulate Seeking Student Voices
Our friends at CET Public Television and the Urban Consulate are looking for some student-created selfie videos on the topic of educational equity, for an […]
Episode 43: ‘Summer of Soul’ and Other Essentials
Despite pandemic disruptions in the entertainment industry, it’s been a good summer so far for pop culture—especially Black culture, with significant new releases from some […]