Opinion

Opinion: Whites used redlining to hoard the American dream and steal it from Black families

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March 28, 2022

As a Black Iowan, it hurt to see my neighborhood 'redlined' on a Des Moines city map from the 1930s and characterized as hazardous due to its Black inhabitants.

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Iowa’s 175th anniversary gets the side-eye: Being Black in Iowa is complicated

By Dana James

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Opinion

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January 1, 2022

OPINION: Iowa became the nation’s 29th state 175 years ago on Dec. 28, 1846.

The Last Will and Testament of Dana James

By Dana James

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Opinion

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October 16, 2021

Creating a will is not the distasteful and complex experience you might think it is. It's actually pretty easy.

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News Brief

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.

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.

Meet Sioux City’s local Black author and historian: Jim Tillman

Telling Black stories. Author Jim Tillman has deep roots in Sioux City, Iowa, and he has made it his mission to shepherd Black history there.