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‘Proudly Black-owned’ Reliable Maintenance Celebrates 52 years

Des Moines Business Spotlight: Reliable Maintenance Company has a long history in Des Moines.

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On the 6th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder — What has changed?

Setting the scene six years after the murder of George Floyd.

When the NAACP asks Black athletes to boycott: Connecting the dots —scholarships, NIL, protest and political power

Should Black athletes boycott public universities in the states "attacking" Black voting rights? Wayne Ford analyzes the issue.

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Black Iowa News launches Juneteenth T-shirt collection

Get your Juneteenth t-shirts today! Celebrate Juneteenth and support Black Iowa News.

Read to Succeed Luncheon, featuring author Don Tate, celebrates literacy and student achievement at King Elementary School in Des Moines

BCDI of Iowa and Reach Out and Read-Midwest partnered to foster a special event for King Elementary School families.

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National panel says sentences based on prior criminal records can increase both prison terms and racial injustice

A national organization gathered experts together to discuss the problems with mandatory minimum sentencing.

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Iowa House Study Bill 780 would ban ‘warrant resolution clinics,’ allowing residents to resolve low-level warrants without jail time

Updated: Iowa House lawmakers passed HF 2787 to ban counties and other entities from hosting events to help people with outstanding low-level warrants avoid jail.

Rest in Iowa: George Foreman’s family visits boxer’s burial site in Sioux City cemetery

Even though boxing legend George Foreman wasn't born in Iowa, he wanted to be buried in Sioux City.