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The Price of the Style: Toxic chemicals used in synthetic braiding hair raise health concerns for Black Iowans
A study found toxic chemicals and unidentified ones in the hair extensions that Black consumers use to create their popular braided hairstyles.
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The Price of the Style: Toxic chemicals used in synthetic braiding hair raise health concerns for Black Iowans
A study found toxic chemicals and unidentified ones in the hair extensions that Black consumers use to create their popular braided hairstyles.
From the ground up: Reimagining housing in Iowa City
David Houston, founder of nonprofit Homes for My Peeps, brings affordable housing for the Black community in Iowa.
‘Banned in Iowa — Read in Waterloo’: 1619 Freedom School hosts Read-In featuring Black authors, book giveaways
In a time when book bans are becoming increasingly common in schools, the 1619 Freedom School pushes against literary censorship.
The Silence After the Sirens: What a Security Camera Revealed at 3rd & Court
A nonprofit dissected a surveillance video from the 2020 George Floyd protests, revealing allegedly undocumented use-of-force incidents by the DMPD.
‘Three Strikes’: New Iowa law enforced beginning on July 1
A new ‘3 Strikes’ law in Iowa will result in the disproportionate incarceration of Black Iowans and lead to new prison construction, officials have projected.
Why ‘Party Like It’s 1776’ is offensive
Opinion: The Fourth of July and America at 250 remind me of the nation’s hypocrisy, says Black Iowa News Founder & Publisher Dana James.
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