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From Little Rock to Muscatine: School desegregation pioneers share their stories in Iowa
Civil Rights pioneers Carlotta Walls LaNier of the Little Rock Nine and Leona Tate of the New Orleans Four to speak in Iowa.
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Iowa African Film Festival crowns first winners
Winners have been announced for a film festival featuring stories of Africa held in August in Des Moines.
Five Des Moines students receive Inaugural Teree Caldwell-Johnson Servant Leader Scholarships
The inaugural scholarship recognizes underserved students pursuing higher education while carrying forward Teree Caldwell-Johnson’s commitment to opportunity and service.
Central Iowa mentoring nonprofit organizes fall fundraiser for young Iowans
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa’s annual Big Shots Golf tournament raises funds to connect young people with caring mentors across the region.
The Iowa America Thought It Knew: Race, Democracy and a Record Worth Remembering
Iowa has a rich history of Black Iowans making an impact on politics locally and nationally, says a former Iowa legislator
What the Numbers Caught: A Night of Force Tells All about the DMPD
ANALYSIS: Iowa nonprofit Just Voices releases study of Des Moines Police’ Use-of-Force Reports from the George Floyd protests.
OPINION: The Problem With Black Women
The headline may make you uncomfortable. It should. Sometimes the best way to expose a myth is to state it plainly, then dismantle it piece by piece.
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