Massive protests against police brutality got most of the headlines and attention last spring, but organizers in Iowa were also starting to come together to help people in need. A year later, racial justice advocates are continuing to try to fill the needs of Iowans facing food insecurity, homelessness, and other issues.

Plenty of Juneteenth celebrations are planned across Iowa this month. An historic neighborhood in Des Moines will be celebrating a bit differently this year.

Ty Rushing is a reporter who moved to Iowa from Kansas City. He shared his views on how Iowa has changed since George Floyd was murdered.

Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Iowa City in the wake of George Floyd's murder. In the year since, the city has taken some concrete steps to address racial injustice, but it hasn't come without conflict.

A year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter still has a prominent presence in the national conversation. And one other racial group was inspired to do the same thing.

It’s been a year since Iowans filled the streets of cities across the state to protest George Floyd’s murder by a police officer. They called for changes to prevent police violence and to fix problems like the state’s severely disproportionate incarceration of Black residents. As part of a series on what’s changed in the last year, Iowa Public Radio looked back at how the state legislature has responded to calls for racial justice.

Andre Wright is the cofounder of Humanize My Hoodie.

After George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Sioux City created a committee to guide the all-white city council on inclusion and equity. Underrepresented groups have a seat at the table in city government. The committee has been largely well-received, but some say there’s still work to do.

Host Charity Nebbe speaks with Black Iowans about their reflections one year after the murder of George Floyd.

In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Des Moines passed an ordinance against biased policing but racial justice activists say that a year later, the job of carrying it out is incomplete.