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Today is the first day back to school for students in Sioux City. For the first time in years, there will be a completely new boundary map that determines which school students go to. Also, teachers and administrators have to comply with a new state law. The law limiting some lessons on race may pose a new challenge to a district trying to diversify its schools.
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An Iowa panel voted Monday to settle a lawsuit and pay five protesters who supported the Black Lives Matter movement and alleged constitutional rights violations when they were banned from the state Capitol grounds.
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Plenty of Juneteenth celebrations are planned across Iowa this month. An historic neighborhood in Des Moines will be celebrating a bit differently this year.
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In this author Q & A, Iowa City poet Caleb Rainey talks about his decision to become "The Negro Artist" - a spoken word performer.
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A preview of "Juneteenth: The Movement," a special holiday concert produced by IPR, xBk and Iowa PBS.
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A seven-person crew within BLM Louisville cooks and delivers hundreds of meals every week to the elderly and homeless, and the group is also working to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black residents.
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A year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter still has a prominent presence in the national conversation. And one other racial group was inspired to do the same thing.
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Host Charity Nebbe speaks with Black Iowans about their reflections one year after the murder of George Floyd.
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Demonstrators gathered in downtown Des Moines yesterday to remember George Floyd, who was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis one year ago.
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Saturday is the last day for artists of color across Iowa to apply for a performance space at a Juneteenth festival.