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A high school teacher gives us a reading list full of great African American Literature, and we learn about The Jordan House in West Des Moines.
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A group in Dubuque is raising money for a monument memorializing a Black man who was murdered in 1840 by a group of men.
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One writer is uncovering the history of an Iowa town where Black and white families lived, worked and played together decades before integration.
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Urban Dreams was founded in 1985. Since then it has been making connections, overcoming barriers and changing lives for members of Iowa’s underserved and…
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Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe previews several of the presentations that will be a part of this year's Iowa History Camp.
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Last month, Kesho Scott of Grinnell College presented a three-part lecture series on the black holocaust as part of the Drake Community Library's "Bucket…
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This program origionally aired on 7-2-2019. We all know that February is Black History Month. The designation of that month, which dates back almost 50…
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Harriet Tubman and Muhammad Ali are both recognized for their notable contributions to American history, but according to the cofounders of Humanize My…
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Tiffany Patterson is an Associate Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and a professor of history at Vanderbilt University, but before she…
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George Washington Carver's journey from slavery to scientific accomplishment has inspired millions. But over time, many of his greatest accomplishments…