Enthusiasm, Hope Lead Latinx Immigrants In Iowa Rally On May 1st
“We are having another May 1st rally this year,” Jose Alvarado told me a few months ago, about the event in support of immigration reform.... Read more.
GOP’s ‘Back The Blue Bill’ Punishes Protesters, Makes Situation Worse
Iowa House Republicans last week passed a so-called “Back the Blue” bill, which provides more protections to law enforcement and punishes protesters... Read more.
Mistrust Of Vaccine In Communities Of Color Must Be Addressed
The moment was finally here! I was eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and I was ecstatic. The opportunity to feel some safety against the... Read more.
Iowa’s Attacks On Voting Rights Makes The State Unwelcoming
“It’s our duty and responsibility to protect the integrity of every election,” said Gov. Kim Reynolds after signing a bill restricting various forms of vo... Read more.
Honoring Iowa’s Migrant And Farm Workers
This year has been a year of learning, of reflection, of putting things in perspective for many of us. Most of us learned about the... Read more.
Amara Andrews Runs To Lead A More Inclusive Cedar Rapids
It has been my position that as a U.S. citizen with the right and responsibility to vote, I will vote my conscious. As a person... Read more.
Iowa’s Asian Americans Ask For Unity In Fighting Hate
A year ago, as the pandemic started, we all watched how another story began to unfold; the former president kept referring to the coronavirus as... Read more.
In Banning Training Discomfort, Iowa Goes Backward On Racial Progress
The Biden Administration and the new Democratic Congress has begun the arduous task of dismantling numerous policies and executive orders that proved damaging t... Read more.
Stop Social Media Shaming Those Eligible For Vaccines Now
When Iowa state officials announced this month that the vaccination criteria would expand to individuals under age 65 with obesity, severe obesity (BMI 30) and... Read more.
How Iowans Of Color Have Dealt With COVID’s Mental Health Strain
The months of February and March this year mark a grim reminder of how the coronavirus pandemic began to change our lives forever one year... Read more.