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Derek Chauvin Trial Reopens Wounds, Possibility of Civil Unrest08 Mar 2021 • about 6 hours ago • 4 min read • 3 1When my father died years ago, the world suddenly felt scary, and I felt unprotected. When my mother died years later, the pain plunged me into a dark sea of despair, and I later emerged with grief as... -
A Coalition of Black Activists Wants Iowa Governor to Commute Life Sentence of William 'Cory' Scott25 Feb 2021 • 4 min read • 3 0William âCoryâ Scott. Photo: Special to Black Iowa News More than 3,600 people have signed a petition on Change.org to free William âCoryâ Scott, 51, from the Anamosa State Penitentiary, where heâs cu...
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Series: It's Harder for Black Women to Leave: Iowa Domestic Violence Advocates Say24 Feb 2021 • 1 min readBlack women in Iowa encounter unique problems that can make domestic violence harder to escape. Courageous Fire will host âBirth Through Ascensionâ on Saturday in Des Moines to help victims of domesti...
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It's Harder for Black Women to Leave: Funding Cuts Loom for Victim Services23 Feb 2021 • 6 min read • 1 0Luana Nelson-Brown, executive director of the Iowa Coalition for Collective Change, is among those pushing for more money from the state to help victims of homicide and violent crime. Photo: Special t...
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It's Harder for Black Women to Leave: But When They Do, Advocates Say Therapy Can Help19 Feb 2021 • 5 min read • 2 0Editorâs Note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part series about domestic violence in the Black community. Please share. Thanks for reading and subscribing. Breanne Ward is a licensed mental health counselor, a...
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It's Harder for Black Women to Leave: âNo Man is Perfectâ18 Feb 2021 • 6 min readEditorâs Note: This is Part 2 in a 4-part series about domestic violence in the Black community. Please share, and thank you for reading and subscribing. Courageous Fire served as emcee of the Black W...
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Itâs Harder for Black Women to Leave: Iowa Domestic Violence Advocates Say17 Feb 2021 • 4 min read • 1 0Editorâs Note: This is the first in a 4-part series about domestic violence in the Black community. Please share, and thank you for reading and subscribing. Courageous Fire will host âBirth Through As...
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Virtual Meetings Held by Iowa Democrats 'Zoom Bombed' for Second Time in a Week13 Feb 2021 • 3 min read • 1 0Trolls spewing the N-word and âwhite powerâ briefly disrupted a virtual legislative forum hosted on Facebook by Des Moines legislators, Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, Rep. Marti Anderson, Rep. Jo Oldson and Se...
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Iowa Virtual Legislative Forum Audio13 Feb 2021 • < 1 min readWarning: Profanity and racial slurs Here is a snippet of audio from the Virtual Legislative Forum with Des Moines Legislators held Saturday via Zoom on Facebook, which was âZoom bombedâ by trolls utte...
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"The Only Chip in the Cookie" Podcast Tackles the Realities of 'Being Black in White Spaces' in Iowa10 Feb 2021 • 5 min read • 2 05 Questions with Larry Twitty, Podcast Creator and Host Black Iowa News: Corporate America fell over itself to produce all kinds of diversity statements after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis po...
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Byte-Sized Brain Podcast Focuses on Families10 Feb 2021 • 1 min readChild and adolescent psychiatry fellows at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic who created the Byte-Sized Brain podcast. Photo: Special to Black Iowa Ne...
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Iowa Democratic Black Caucus Meeting is 'Zoom Bombed' with Racial Slurs and Death Threats08 Feb 2021 • 2 min read • 1 0U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Sunday on a Zoom call with the Iowa Democratic Black Caucus. Several trolls uttering the N-word, âwhite powerâ and âDonald Tru...
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Black Iowa Nurse Vaccinated against COVID-19 Amid Bumpy Rollout, Equity Issues04 Feb 2021 • 6 min read • 2 0Monica Goodlett, a registered nurse in the Des Moines area, last week when she received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine. Photo: Special to Black Iowa News. When Monica Goodlettâs pastor casuall...
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Black Iowaâs Fight for its Future28 Jan 2021 • 4 min read • 1 0Editorâs Note: The Listening Post Collective, a national community news initiative, invited Black Iowa News to contribute to its monthly newsletter. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, an ambul...
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A New Day21 Jan 2021 • < 1 min readPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Source: The White House President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in Wednesday at the White House before a divided, yet grat...
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Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.18 Jan 2021 • 2 min read • 1 0Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The King Holiday Todayâs federal holiday honors civil rights hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was killed on April 4, 19...
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Black Iowans: Watch for 'White Supremacist Violence, Harmful' Legislation at Iowa Capitol16 Jan 2021 • 4 min read • 1 0The Des Moines Black Liberation Movement and a member of the press during a press conference via Zoom on Thursday about potential threats and legislative priorities. The Des Moines Black Liberation Mo...
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Des Moines BLM Issues 'Travel Advisory' for Black Iowans, Creation of 'White Supremacist Hotline' Ahead of Presidential Inauguration14 Jan 2021 • 2 min read • 2 0File Photo: Iowa State Capitol. Photo by Black Iowa News. The Des Moines Black Liberation Movement Thursday issued a Travel Advisory ahead of the presidential inauguration next week, in the wake of au...
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Shop Black DSM Builds Platform to Elevate Black Businesses, Spur Economic Growth13 Jan 2021 • 5 min read • 2 0âA dollar circulates in the Black community for an average of only six hours,â states Shop Black DSMâs Instagram page. âWeâre going to change that,â the post reads. âComing soon âđ˝âđžâđż.â Sekou Mtay...
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High Horse Hair Store Changes CEO's Life, Customers' Looks08 Jan 2021 • 3 min read • 2 0When Rissa Hall, 31, worked in customer service, she fantasized about the day she could hang up her headset for good. âWhen that phone would beep, it used to irritate me, and I was like this is not OK...
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Capitol Breach Shocks Nation07 Jan 2021 • < 1 min readWhile chaos erupted at the nationâs Capitol Wednesday, a white SUV drove around downtown Des Moines late in the afternoon flying large Trump flags. Photos by Dana James, Black Iowa News. The nation is...
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Black Iowans: Will You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?16 Dec 2020 • 3 min read • 2 0Vaccines for COVID-19 are here. But, will Black people â among those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic â get in line for the shot? CDC @CDCgov Side effects after getting a #COVID19 vaccine are n...
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Waterloo Commission Says 'Griffin' Petition Shows Controversial Symbolâs 'Level of Animus'08 Dec 2020 • 1 min readThe Waterloo Commission on Human Rights sent a letter to the mayor and city council Monday outlining what the commission sees as âanti-human rights sentimentâ stemming from a controversy over the use ...
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Jolted Awake: A Cautionary Tale04 Dec 2020 • 3 min read • 1 0A âKarenâ is quick to call the police, ask for the manager and throw her weight around with people of color she feels are beneath her. What happens when a âKarenâ faces the consequences of her actions...
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SERIES: 'In the Air Between Us' â Why Face Masks Matter in the Fight Against COVID-1920 Nov 2020 • 6 min read • 1 0Shameikwa Allen, a CNA and the owner of Grindaholic, knows about the importance of wearing face masks to protect her patients, herself and others from COVID-19. Photo: Special to Black Iowa News. Edit...