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Iowa African Film Festival to debut at Drake University, bringing authentic African stories to Iowa

The inaugural Iowa African Film Festival will be held Thursday, Aug. 6 through Friday, August. 7, at Drake University in Des Moines.

New ACLU report reveals Black Iowa students continue to face disproportionate school arrests, referrals by school resource officers

Report found Black students and students with disabilities face disproportionate arrests and referrals by school resource officers.

Win a pair of tickets to see TLC & Salt-N-Pepa with En Vogue at the Iowa State Fair
Profile of Des Moines police violence in aftermath of 2020 George Floyd protests

Officers caught on camera: Just Voices dives into video of Des Moines police officers assaulting a pedestrian on May 31, 2020 – a week after George Floyd's murder.

North Iowa Youth Center Book Giveaway Aims to Inspire Young Readers 

Bring your children and teens to the North Iowa Youth Center Book Giveaway on Saturday, July 25, in Mason City, Iowa.

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.