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Ferguson, Baltimore and Cincinnati By Earl Wright II On Tuesday, October 4, I will participate on a panel discussion on the implications of the Department of Justice reports on Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland titled, “DOJ Reports on Policing in Ferguson and Baltimore: What They Mean for Cincinnati and the Country.” During the few minutes I have to […]
Completing a community-partnered project has been one of the highlights of my academic career By Jenny Zhen Duan Being part of the Community Psychology class and completing a community-partnered project has been one of the highlights of my academic career. Most often, students are only presented with theoretical information on how to promote positive social […]
Social media mobbing diminishes the quality of public discourse By Jeff Blevins In July, I wrote about social disparity and social media, using an example of how groups of people flocked online to attack The Cincinnati Zoo when it killed Harambe, a silverback gorilla, to save the life of a young boy who fell into its […]
I want to be an active part of social change in my city By Kelsie Gerard Junior, Sociology Hometown: Cincinnati A couple of weeks ago, I was asked by those involved with The Cincinnati Project to participate as a researcher at the annual NAACP Conference. This was a valuable experience for me as an undergraduate […]
The Cincinnati Project Scholars By Jennifer Malat With a grant from the Diversity and Inclusion Office and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, we are able to fund the first class of The Cincinnati Project scholars. The program allows us to support the faculty doing research that aligns with the goals of TCP — research with direct community benefit. We […]
Social media and social justice movements By Jeff Blevins Today, everyone can be a storyteller. Social media and mobile streaming applications have the potential to change the relationship between news media and the public in significant ways, as virtually everyone now has the ability to document and live stream events to a global audience. To say […]
At the 2016 NAACP Convention By Jennifer Malat The Cincinnati Project organized quickly when we received a last-minute invitation to help with a series of community-police relations forums at the NAACP Convention. We were asked to help with qualitative data collection and analysis—in other words, taking detailed notes and writing summaries—in partnership with community members. UC Arts & […]
Cincinnati Voices By: Earl Wright II A year ago we formally organized The Cincinnati Project (TCP). TCP encourages and promotes the use of faculty, student and administrator talents to work for economic justice, health equity, racial equality, improved conditions for women, and for other equity issues. Our current project, “Cincinnati Voices,” is a major step in that direction. […]
We are living in a NEW Social Movement By Jennifer Malat Recently I had lunch with Patricia Hill Collins, a prominent social theorist at the University of Maryland, and our upcoming symposium keynote speaker. As we talked about the widespread enthusiasm for the idea of The Cincinnati Project, I shared that it has been surprisingly easy to find people […]
