Latinos

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will host its first-ever Black and Brown Business Summit this week.

A national program is reaching out to Iowa’s Latinx LGBTQ youth with a new resource.

Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.

Ben Kieffer and his guests have a number of quick conversations about the biggest news stories of the week.

Des Moines will host Iowa’s first-ever Latino film festival this summer. The free event will feature international Latino films as well as local Latino filmmakers.

Local groups have been working to translate, interpret and disseminate COVID-19 vaccine information to Latino communities in Iowa. Some of those efforts have been successful, but they have not yet reached everyone who needs to hear them.

A statewide group is bringing attention to Latinx survivors of sexual assault. The project is meant to highlight people in Iowa's Latino community who may remain silent about their experiences.

Members of Iowa’s largest Latino advocacy organization addressed longstanding issues and problems facing the state’s Latino communities at the state Capitol Wednesday.

Researchers are trying to figure out the long-term effects of COVID-19 on Latino households in Iowa. To do that, they have sent surveys to Latinos throughout the state.

Iowans have dealt with a year of COVID-19. But the pandemic was just the tip of the iceberg for one small city. The heavily Latino city of Marshalltown had a rough 2020, but its people have persevered despite their challenges.