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Inaugural Black Women’s Conference, promoting healing, awareness, empowerment, to be held in October in Chicago
The nonprofit Courageous Access, founded in Iowa, will host a conference for Black women, held in Chicago. Register today.
Tickets are on sale now for Complexions Contemporary Ballet performance in Des Moines on March 25
Complexions Contemporary Ballet has awakened audiences to a new genre with its singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet.
The government is out to get us: ‘They want us penniless, powerless and voteless in chains’
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country," JFK famously said. But what happens when your country appears out to get you?
OPINION: Valentine’s Day gunfire and the Midwest crossroads
Be heard. Share your opinion with Black Iowa News. Email your unpublished piece to dana@blackiowanews.com.
Former Des Moines superintendent’s guilty plea accepted
Ian Roberts, who was apprehended by ICE on Sept. 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges.
IMMAWII: Black Arts and Culture Festival Celebrates 28 Years
I'll Make Me a World in Iowa, the country's first major Black festival of the year, kicks off Black History Month with excitement.
‘Too important to sit out’: Iowa House District 33 Candidate Cody Smith says ‘Iowans deserve better’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Cody Smith, a Democrat running for Iowa House District 33, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Passion for soccer propels Eloge Iradukunda
From Mozambique to Des Moines, Eloge Iradukunda’s soccer journey blends family, culture and resilience.
Leading through adversity: Black student leaders build community, strengthen Black student unions across Iowa universities
Black Student Unions are safe and welcoming spaces for Black students at 4 Iowa universities, say student leaders.
Inaugural Black Women’s Conference, promoting healing, awareness, empowerment, to be held in October in Chicago
The nonprofit Courageous Access, founded in Iowa, will host a conference for Black women, held in Chicago. Register today.
Tickets are on sale now for Complexions Contemporary Ballet performance in Des Moines on March 25
Complexions Contemporary Ballet has awakened audiences to a new genre with its singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet.
The government is out to get us: ‘They want us penniless, powerless and voteless in chains’
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country," JFK famously said. But what happens when your country appears out to get you?
OPINION: Valentine’s Day gunfire and the Midwest crossroads
Be heard. Share your opinion with Black Iowa News. Email your unpublished piece to dana@blackiowanews.com.
Former Des Moines superintendent’s guilty plea accepted
Ian Roberts, who was apprehended by ICE on Sept. 26, pleaded guilty to two federal charges.
IMMAWII: Black Arts and Culture Festival Celebrates 28 Years
I'll Make Me a World in Iowa, the country's first major Black festival of the year, kicks off Black History Month with excitement.
‘Too important to sit out’: Iowa House District 33 Candidate Cody Smith says ‘Iowans deserve better’
Black Iowa News Q&A: Get to know Cody Smith, a Democrat running for Iowa House District 33, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Passion for soccer propels Eloge Iradukunda
From Mozambique to Des Moines, Eloge Iradukunda’s soccer journey blends family, culture and resilience.
Leading through adversity: Black student leaders build community, strengthen Black student unions across Iowa universities
Black Student Unions are safe and welcoming spaces for Black students at 4 Iowa universities, say student leaders.