Black Iowa News
Dana James, Lya Williams, ThisguywritesBlack Iowa News is an independent news platform designed to highlight Black perspectives, showcase the Black community and amplify the voices of Black Iowans — online and in print.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 87 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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'The Black Superwoman & Mental Health: Power & Pain' anthology tackles sensitive subject
Welcome to the Inside Black Iowa Podcast. I’m Dana James, your host and the founder and publisher of Black Iowa News. We’re discussing “The Black Superwoman and Mental Health, Power and Pain,” an anthology edited by Bernice Berry and Janett...
‘Proudly Black-owned’ Reliable Maintenance Celebrates 52 years
Andre Mckay feels immense pride when he thinks about the achievements of his great-great-grandmother, Mildred Mckay, and he believes her story is an inspiring piece of Black Iowa history.
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Mildred Mckay and her spouse, George...
On the 6th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder — What has changed?
Mural from George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Black Iowa News. Images taken on April 28, 2021.
What has happened since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while in Minneapolis police custody, brutalized, struggling t...
When the NAACP asks Black athletes to boycott: Connecting the dots —scholarships, NIL, protest and political power
BY WAYNE FORD
Selfie by Wayne Ford, founder and executive director of the Wayne Ford Equity Impact Institute and former state legislator.
There are moments in American history when sports become larger than sports.
Sometimes athletics be...
Quad Cities African American Resource Directory launches
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Get your Juneteenth T-Shirts here! Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
An engineer by training, Lya now applies policy analysis and civic leadership to education reform and community advocacy, while co‑hosting Inside Black Iowa to elevate Black voices.
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