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Best Black Christmas Movie: "Friday After Next"

Looking for a Black Christmas movie filled with crazy cousins, great music and a naughty Santa? “Friday After Next” is it.

Audition notice: Nine women sought for roles in theatrical production ‘Black Women Walking’

Audition for a role in "Black Women Walking." Auditions held in January, and rehearsals will be held in February. The production runs March 2-3 in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Music Awards held on Oct. 29

‘Not just a ride’: Inaugural bike ride exploring 68 miles of the Underground Railroad in Southwestern Iowa to be held in September 

The inaugural Iowa Underground Railroad Bike Ride, held from Sept. 15-17, features the antislavery history of small towns, Tabor and Lewis.

Cornbread Corn Bred’ song morphs into festival celebrating Iowa’s rural, urban culture

Save the date: July 22, 2023, for the first-ever Cornbred Cornbread Festival at Riverview Park in Des Moines.

Juneteenth events across Iowa for 2023

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.

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Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.

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Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.