Arts & Culture

Plan your trip to the Iowa State Fair with DART

The Iowa State Fair is just around the corner. Have you figured out how you're getting there yet?

‘Framed in American history:’ Annual Quad City Juneteenth festival held June 14

Get ready to honor the oldest known celebration in the U.S., commemorating the end of slavery, by attending the upcoming Quad City Juneteenth festival.

Upcoming Corn Bred Cornbread Renaissance sparks engagement for Iowa’s youth

Celebrate Iowa culture and Generation Z by joining in the Corn Fed Week and the Corn Bred Cornbread Renaissance. 

From Pit to Plate: ‘Big Moe’s Big Book of BBQ: 75 Recipes From Brisket and Ribs to Cornbread and Mac and Cheese’

Love BBQ? Read this review of a popular cookbook written by renowned pitmaster Moe Cason, a Des Moines native.

Black Iowa Gospel radio station GITA is ‘Good for the soul’

Black Sioux City, Iowa, DJ spins gospel and R&B music for a worldwide auidence.

Sandrah Nasimiyu and Izzy Kelai: Creating possibilities through fashion

The Fashion Circuit will debut on April 18 in Valley Junction, West Des Moines.

History on Display: Sculpture Honors Black Lawyers, Iowa Founders of the National Bar Association

The 37-foot-tall sculpture hides in plain sight in downtown Des Moines.

Kendrick Lamar televised ‘the revolution’ during Super Bowl halftime performance. Here’s what it meant

African American Museum of Iowa announces Jacqueline Hunter as its new executive director

Jacqueline Hunter has been named executive director of the African American Museum of Iowa, bringing leadership and new initiatives.