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As part the Womanhood series, a look at feminism and how it's changed in the United States
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Acclaimed Iowa author Paul Kix discusses his book about the 1963 Birmingham campaign, You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live.
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The Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company was owned by two Euro-American men in the late 1800s who used the tribe's identity to sell so-called "Indian remedies."
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After being brought to the brink of extinction, bison made a triumphant return to the West. Their story is portrayed in the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Buffalo.
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Center Street was the main business and entertainment district for Black residents in Des Moines through the early to mid-1900s.
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October 6, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Iowa State University's first African-American athlete Jack Trice.
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NPR’s Steve Inskeep discusses his latest book Differ We Must. Then presidential historian Tim Walch explains the roots of today’s political polarization and moments of cooperation across the aisle.
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The Sounds of West 7th Festival focuses on the community’s deep diversity.
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Iowa's last known Holocaust survivor, David Wolnerman, died this month. His son, Michael Wolnerman, shares memories of his father, who survived 11 concentration camps throughout World War II.
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The AlRazi Academy is the only full-time Islamic school in Iowa and is hoping to take advantage of the state's new private school voucher program.