Misguided anti-meth bill has regressive, anti-art, anti-business impacts
Add yet another Republican-driven, over-reaching, and misinformed piece of legislation to the Iowa...
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Category: Social Justice
Burst of events provides intersectional end to Black History Month
St. Louis is filled with nationally significant Black History: it’s where Dred Scott and his...
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Groups ramp up, seek help, to fight Iowa’s anti-LGBTQ bills
DES MOINES — If you’d like to join the fight against a rash of anti-LGBTQ bills...
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Key City Pride in Dubuque moves forward with diverse tone starting Feb. 6
DUBUQUE — Key City Pride is moving forth with at least five months of events through June,...
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The Biden-Harris era as an antidote to nihilism, full-spectrum
Today’s the start of the Biden-Harris era. But more importantly, let’s make it the “End of...
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From Willis & Rainey to MLK Youth Summits: A week filled with timely events
Sandwiched between the historic attempted insurrection two weeks ago and the coming Presidential...
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“Basic ethical principle that is equally good for everyone” is focus of two-parter
Please partake of the information in this two-part attempt to close out The Real...
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Social justice pioneer Kesho Scott resumes outreach to small Iowa communities
CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s been eight months since George Floyd’s death triggered nationwide...
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“POC and Q+T-centered:” new Methodist denomination takes intersectional to new levels
“No one is shunned,” announced Rev. Alex Da Silva Souto, a queer native Brazilian Methodist pastor...
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Author and comic artist Huda Fahmy confronts Islamophobia with humor, wit
Life in America can be challenging when you wear a hijab. Huda Fahmy shares her experiences as an...
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