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Iowa County Named After Black Educator And Historian

Iowa’s Johnson County was renamed after Black educator and historian Lulu Merle Johnson.
by Brandee Sanders
07.18.21
10 itemsPhoto Shows Ben Carson Standing So MAGA Men Can Sit On Rosa Parks' Birthday

Photo Of MAGA Hat-Wearing Ben Carson Goes Viral

Guess his seat became too sunken.
by Adrian Moore
09.09.21
Empty Desks in a Classroom

Iowa Teacher Allegedly Drags Black Doll With Rope

Racism in schools.
by Clarissa Hamlin
07.18.18
'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute Gala - Arrivals

Migos Accuses Delta Air Lines Of Racial Profiling

Migos accused Delta Air Lines of racial profiling after they were booted off of a flight while in route to…
by NewsOne Staff
07.08.17
One Dead, Four Wounded At Shooting At Chicago Park

White Man Survives Killing Two Cops: Everything We…

Scott Michael Greene was identified as the suspect in the fatal shootings and was considered armed and dangerous before being…
by Kiyonna Anthony
11.03.16
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Woman Calls Journalist A "N---" On Live TV

As Black people, we are expected to consume these personal, violent attacks like we digest cake. We are told that…
by Charise Frazier
06.30.16
Education: Male graduate and friends on college campus.

Promise Kept, Teens Headed To College With Scholarships

Black Iowa teens received college scholarships for keeping their promise to graduate high school. The scholarship offer and promise to…
by nigelroberts1
06.29.16
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Iowa Man Who Said He Was Allerigic To…

Benavidez, who was arrested for assaulting a Black man, told officers he donned a surgical face mask because he didn't…
by D.L. Chandler
03.16.16
Donald Trump's 'Crippled America' Book Press Conference

Trump Embraces Anger Of Iowa White Nationalists, But…

Donald Trump disavowed a group's robocalls that urge voters to vote for Trump because "we don't need Muslims," but understands…
by NewsOne Staff
04.29.21
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Black Transgender Woman Was Profiled & Arrested During…

A transgender woman from Lahokia, Illinois was arrested and held in a Polk County Jail for a crime she says she didn’t commit. Meagan…
by Desire Thompson
07.22.15
FILE Changes Announced In Maternity Services

Miracle Baby: Woman Who Believed She Was 3…

A woman who believed she was 12 weeks pregnant turned out to be six months pregnant when she gave birth…
by Desire Thompson
03.16.15
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Social Media Helps Adopted Teen Find Birth Mom…

Hannah Stouffer (pictured right), who was adopted at birth, has wanted most of her life to meet the woman who gave…
by ionerlogan
04.17.21
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Dubuque, Iowa Officials Admit To Housing Discrimination Against…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an agreement with the city of Dubuque, Iowa…
by D.L. Chandler
04.17.21
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Biracial Couple’s Home Vandalized, Spray Painted With N-Word,…

Homeowners Shelly Owens (pictured), her fiance, Kevin Durham (pictured), and their children had their Council Bluffs, Iowa, home vandalized and…
by ionerlogan
06.19.19
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Murder Defendant Pours Water On His Lawyer During…

Jerome Power is on trial in Iowa for killing his 68-year-old neighbor, Doris Bevins, back in 2010. But, after Power’s…
by NewsOne
06.19.19
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6,000 Black People Sue Iowa For Employment Discrimination

IOWA CITY, Iowa– A judge will soon decide whether to grant thousands of black employees and job applicants monetary damages…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Too Much Attention On Iowa? 1,144 Delegates Needed…

Roland Martin joins Kyra Phillips in the CNN Newsroom to discuss Mitt Romney increasing his attacks against President Obama and…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Don’t Believe The Iowa Hype

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com To the Republican voters in the other 49 states, I sympathize with you. It…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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