Military recruitment and the ‘woke’ agenda By Shade Burgs ● Opinion ● July 29, 2023 Meet Shade Burgs, a veteran, small business owner and columnist for the Black Iowa Newspaper. Here’s his debut column.
Op-Ed: Des Moines city officials ‘have placed impediments in the pathway’ of community voices, says Black community leader By Negus Rudison-Imhotep ● Opinion ● March 23, 2023 The chair of a Des Moines commission said Des Moines city officials aren’t listening to community members’ views.
A homogenous Iowa is a bad Iowa By Dana James ● Opinion ● February 5, 2023 An insular Iowa Legislature is running amok this session. What will happen to the freedoms of those it doesn’t like?
Despicable ‘culture of policing’ led to Tyre Nichols’ murder By Dana James ● Opinion ● January 29, 2023 Memphis Police Department’s body camera videos show the extreme abuse Tyre Nichols suffered on Jan. 7. He died three days later.
The Misleading of a Nation By Matè Bruce ● Opinion ● January 18, 2023 So what’s the problem with Black people in America developing a sense of independence, pride and self-determination?
Black men: Gun violence dooms us all By Dana James ● Opinion ● December 23, 2022 We can’t keep losing Black people to gun violence. Don’t let your reaction lead you to make life-altering, life-ending decisions.
Christmas Joy, Christmas Grief By Dana James ● Opinion ● December 17, 2022 Feelings of Christmas joy and Christmas grief battle for dominance during the holiday.
What white people get wrong about Black dads By Dana James ● Opinion ● September 8, 2022 A loving Black dad raised me.
Back to school while Black: Quit stereotyping Black students, protect them instead By Dana James ● Education ● August 24, 2022 It's back-to-school season. Here are 21 ways school systems can uplift Black students.
Opinion: July Fourth is just another date on the calendar for this Black woman By Dana James ● Opinion ● July 2, 2022 This country's so-called Independence Day is looming, and as a Black woman, I feel nothing.