Biden Campaign Taps Iowa Leaders For Latino Outreach
Vice President Joe Biden is no stranger to Latinos, and his campaign laid out an agenda this week that addresses important issues and concerns of... Read more.
Blanca’s Light Shines From Guadalajara To “El Fogón” In Iowa
There are different ways to describe successful people. For most, success is defined by how much money a person may have. For me, it has... Read more.
Excluded By Iowa Task Force, Minority-Owned Businesses Push On In Pandemic
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order June 18 establishing the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. The announcement reads: “The Governor’s ... Read more.
A Latino Father, Teacher, Coach Prepares For School Return
If you meet Salvador “Chava” Aguirre, 48, you will instantly like him. He has that easy-going personality and once you get to know him better,... Read more.
Reynolds Playing God With Students’ Return To School
School board members and administrators spent months preparing for a safe return to school this fall amid the pandemic. Each district began to announce their... Read more.
No Easy Answers In Des Moines Schools Stadium Controversy
Schools districts struggle in making consequential decisions about returning to learn this fall amid the pandemic. Education is the cornerstone of the state’s... Read more.
Enough Is Enough: Iowans Rally For Vanessa Guillén Justice
The disappearance of Spec. Vanessa Guillén made national and international news. A young and beautiful Latina vanished inexplicably on April 22. Vanessa’s re... Read more.
How Doua Lor Serves Des Moines’ Asian Community
Amid so much happening around us in Iowa and around the world, it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel,... Read more.
BLM Banner At Christian Coffee Shop Leads To Firings
The events leading up to a Des Moines coffee shop’s firing of employees who hung up a Black Lives Matter sign was contentious, said the... Read more.
For Iowa Latinos, Childcare Essential During The Pandemic
Sofia wakes up early to take her son to daycare before going to work. She is back in her office at an insurance company after... Read more.