Happening Today
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown, IA, 5:00 pm:
Weekly walks every Wednesday.
Top Stories
Alabama embryo ruling, Nex Benedict death investigation, 150,000 student loan debts erased, and redlining’s connection to air pollution
Find links for the best information about how Alabama’s embryo ruling is likely to affect Black and Brown women more; the ongoing investigation into and reaction to the death of Owasso High School nonbinary student Nex Benedict; how redlining of previous years amplifies air pollution today; and President Joe Biden’s move to relieve student debt for more than 150,000.
New context for Nex Benedict assault, charges in Kansas City shooting, Iowa’s Religious Freedom act advances, polysubstance use, and a more accessible Starbucks
Find top links about Oklahoma School Superintendent Ryan Walters’ comments of concern following the death of Nex Benedict, Iowa’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a second LGBTQ sanctuary city in Missouri, and more.
News & Features
Alan Daniels, aka Anjila Cavalier, earns respect from southern Illinois to northern Iowa
As hundreds packed themselves into Bass Street Landing in downtown Moline, IL, on a warm June afternoon, Alan Daniels was readying himself for yet another performance. The routine is a familiar one for the Rock Island native turned drag queen. Cinched in a yellow...
Rock Island showing of Harris Neck documentary honors “strength and resilience” of Black Americans
“The Taking of Harris Neck” tells the story of the federal government’s illegal land seizure of Harris Neck in 1942 from descendants of slaves.
Gaye Shannon Burnett, head of the Azubuike African American Council for the Arts, describes the film as a tribute to the “strength and resilience” of Black Americans.
