Latinos

Iowa’s League of United Latin American Citizens has announced its platform and priorities for this legislative session. Its focus this year is on workplace safety.

This episode of River to River takes a look back at local news in 2020.

For many Latinos in Iowa, they feel they’re not getting enough information about the COVID-19 vaccine to decide whether they want to take it.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Iowans struggling to afford accessible, nutritious and culturally-specific food.

About 200 Latino families in need will be able to make Thanksgiving dinners thanks to one organization that has figured out how to safely drop off resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iowa had a record voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election. And there are people who helped influence the turnout, but didn't cast a ballot themselves.

When the Iowa legislature convenes in January, it will include a Latino member for the first time. But Latinos remain underrepresented in state and local elected offices.

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday on which family members who have died are remembered. But this year, more souls are being remembered than in the past because of the high number of deaths caused by COVID-19, especially among Latinos. As a result, one woman is celebrating a life she didn’t expect to this year.

Short conversations on the week’s top stories across the state.

Charity Nebbe is joined by the authors of the book "Ignored Racism: White Animus Toward Latinos."