Black activism and ‘Facebook jail’
Dec. 16, 2017: Reported by a disgruntled person for a 90-day-old post about a bag of crackers....
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Category: 2019
Young lesbian love tested in “Rafiki”
A village in Kenya serves as the colorful backdrop for the drama that unfolds in the film “Rafiki”...
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Being black in ‘progressive’ Iowa City
After living in the South most of my life, I decided to leave Texas back in 2012, decidedly headed...
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Leaving behind The Music Man’s “Iowa Stubborn”
Remember these lyrics in “The Music Man,” that famous Iowa-based musical from the ‘50s by Meredith...
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LGBTQ+ Pride in northwest Iowa’s ‘Steve King Country’
What’s it like to organize LGBTQ Pride in the home of hate speaker Steve King? Mike Goll, a co-founder of OC Pride, tells us first-hand.
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Roller derby’s women power through Iowa
IOWA CITY — Seeking out bruising physical contact, and falling and rolling around on top of...
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Spoken word and Black history: goddess, sword, friend
Where does spoken word fit in with Black history? The art of spoken word is like an old friend to...
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World of health records changing
Lisa Skriver A graduate of One Iowa’s Leadership Institute is paving the way in making digital...
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Grace, poise and confidence embodied in drag star AJ Hope
The thrill of mass adoration, the pain of discrimination, and the inspiring satisfaction of fighting back all came flying at A.J. Adorien within a few months’ time, at the tender age of 17.
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How I found paganism
As we leave the Pagan season of Imbolc and approach Ostara coming March 20th, it’s a good time to...
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