Politics

Voter advocates want Black Iowans to 'March to the Polls' for June 7 primary election

Candidate Vergarie Sandford wants to champion state's diversity 'that often is forgotten at the statehouse'

Black Iowa News is providing a platform for Black candidates to go in-depth about the issues they're passionate about.

Jerome Amos Jr. wants to represent Iowa House District 62, help make Iowa 'better for everyone, not just a certain few'

Black Iowa News is providing a platform for Black candidates to go in-depth about the issues they're passionate about.

DSM BLM activist, Iowa House District 36 candidate, wants to bring 'voice of the people in the streets inside' Iowa Capitol

Black Iowa News is providing a platform for Black candidates to go in-depth about the issues they're passionate about.

RJ Miller, independent candidate for Iowa House District 34, wants to give 'voice to the voiceless'

Black Iowa News is interviewing Black candidates across the political spectrum about why they're running for office and what they hope to accomplish.

Incumbent Polk County Treasurer Mary Wells: Voting 'will defeat efforts to negate our power as a community'

Black Iowa News is interviewing Black candidates across the political spectrum about why they're running for office and what they hope to accomplish.

Libertarian Party candidate ToyA Johnson: 'I'm a regular person trying to make a difference'

Black Iowa News is writing stories about Black candidates, why they're running for office and what they hope to accomplish.

Black Iowans: 'Fight starts with our voice being used at the ballot box,' says Deidre DeJear, Democratic challenger for governor

Gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear, one of a handful of Black women running for governorships across the country, addresses the needs of Black Iowans.

State Rep. Phyllis Thede: 'I will continue to advocate for people of color'

Learn more about Iowa Rep. Phyllis Thede (D-Bettendorf).