racial justice

Iowans serving a life sentence can't qualify for parole, unless they get a commutation from the governor. During her time in office, Gov. Kim Reynolds hasn’t approved any commutations. Some advocates say it’s time for reform.

A Grinnell man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the brutal killing of Michael Williams, a Black man whose body was found burning in a roadside ditch in 2020. The judge gave a blistering rebuke of Steven Vogel, calling him a "cold-blooded murderer with hatred in his heart."

A Johnston teacher’s resignation came after a state lawmaker’s personal attack against his inclusive classroom. Then we move on to a conversation about what exactly it means to challenge a book in your local library.

Nikole Hannah-Jones talks with Charity Nebbe.

Charity Nebbe speaks with the creator of ":The 1619 Project," Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Scott County residents continue to plead with local officials to not use pandemic relief funds to build a new juvenile detention center. The Board of Supervisors is plowing ahead with a proposal to more than double the size of the county’s current facility, over objections from local advocates and state officials.

Ben Kieffer talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and creator of "The 1619 Project," Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Nikole Hannah-Jones talks with Ben Kieffer about her new book and returning to Waterloo for a conversation with Rev. Ray Dial.

Hundreds of students marched and rallied at Coe College in Cedar Rapids Thursday to protest what they see as a lack of action on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The students were galvanized by the resignation of a longtime trustee who had criticized the school's recent presidential search process as lacking diversity.

A jury has convicted Steven Vogel, a white man, of first degree murder and abuse of a corpse, in the killing of Michael Williams, who was Black. Investigators have said the murder was not racially motivated but some of Williams’ family members have called it a lynching.