“American Dirt:” Who’s entitled to tell the stories of the marginalized?
Who is “entitled” to tell the stories, asks Cathy Chavez in her review of the controversial book “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins.
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Category: BIPOC
Are any lies kind? Worthy questions in Nancy Johnson’s first-time novel
Nancy Johnson’s first novel raises a worthy question about lies, despite leaving characters unexplored, writes Cathy Chavez in her new “Off the Shelf” book review.
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Move more police funds to social services, decriminalize cannabis: top choices to lessen police brutality in new “Break the Binary” poll
Our new “Break the Binary” poll is designed to improve public discourse by countering binary thinking along with its scary step-sibling, triangulation. Read about results of our first pilot poll; participate in the new one.
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From minor league baseball, to allies, to the word ‘uprising:’ unsung heroes of Pride
Heroes of Pride season include not only public libraries and minor league baseball, but also transgender people, People of Color, lesbians and more.
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Juneteenth 2021 in Davenport
WHAT: Juneteenth Celebration WHERE: Davenport, IA WHO: Black-owned businesses and community groups...
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George Floyd memorials today as police ethics face growing local, national questions
IOWA AND ILLINOIS — As the nation and several groups throughout Iowa and Illinois honor the...
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High school writers connect across chasms with Page Poetry Contest
IOWA CITY — With the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and the trial of the officer who killed...
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Lies, melodrama, and the hunger to control guns and drugs: roots of police brutality
Days after Derek Chauvin’s trial resulted in full convictions last week for George...
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LGBTQ+ care now, transition care soon: TPQC expands support for health care equity
QUAD CITIES — When Tyler Mitchell went to a general health care practitioner a few years...
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Race, gender and religion? Or ego, pride and control? Real-life intersectionality in Grinnell
GRINNELL, IA — The straight white male history teacher could not have been more repentant....
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