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1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses Waterloo schooldays, ‘reckoning’ with slavery and hopes for the Biden presidency

Posted on Sep 24, 2020 by Anjali Huynh

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones spoke to the University of Iowa community about her renowned 1619 Project in a free livestream hosted by the University Lecture Committee Tuesday evening. Originally published in New York Times Magazine in August 2019, the collection of essays, poetry, short fiction, photos, podcast episodes and classroom curricula that make […]

Iowan Nikole Hannah-Jones, 1619 Project creator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, to give online lecture for UI community

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 by Emma McClatchey

“My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard,” begins the award-winning essay that kicked off New York Times Magazine’s landmark 1619 Project. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the 1619 Project, grew up in Waterloo, Iowa, in a redlined neighborhood “along the river that divided the black side from the white side of […]

Iowa Freedom Riders lead a weekend of protests ahead of the Iowa City Council’s next meeting

Posted on Aug 31, 2020 by Paul Brennan and Anjali Huynh

The Iowa Freedom Riders led three nights of protest in Iowa City starting on Friday to push for the Iowa City Council to take faster action on the group’s demands, ahead of the city council’s next meeting on Tuesday. A fourth night of protest is scheduled for Monday. IFR’s demands for action to address issues […]

The Bowery Street Grocery Store and Iowa City’s omitted history of segregation

Posted on Aug 5, 2020 by Austin Wu

In 2014, a small building on the block between South Johnson and South Van Buren streets in Iowa City was added to the National Register for Historic Places. Its inclusion was well-warranted; it had served as a small grocery store for nearly a century, beginning in the late 1800s. The store at 518 E Bowery […]

Coralville City Councilmember who called Black Lives Matter ‘criminals’ resigns

Posted on Jul 20, 2020 by Emma McClatchey

Longtime Coralville City Councilmember Tom Gill resigned on Friday, three days after making inflammatory statements about Black Lives Matter during a council meeting. “BLM, to a lot of people, is a great organization,” the five-term councilor said near the end of last Tuesday’s Zoom meeting, which was streamed publicly. […]

Coralville City Councilmember says he has ‘zero tolerance’ for Black Lives Matter, calls it ‘a bunch of criminals’

Posted on Jul 17, 2020 by Emma McClatchey

During the public comments period of the Coralville City Council’s Tuesday Zoom meeting, multiple residents inquired about the city’s efforts to oversee and potentially reform the Coralville Police Department, as protesters have demanded. Twice, Councilmember Tom Gill interrupted responses to these questions from his fellow city councilmembers by pointing out there was a work session slated to discuss issues of racial justice following the meeting. […]

Englert web series ‘Nuggets of Wisdom’ presents a friendly dialogue on race and queerness

Posted on Jul 13, 2020 by Natalie Dunlap

Viewers might watch an episode of the Englert Theatre’s new series, Nuggets of Wisdom, and think Sharon Udoh and Jonny Stax have been close friends for years. Whether it’s the chemistry they have in their conversation, or how comfortable they seem talking about personal subjects, there’s a sense of familiarity. The two actually met in […]

Letter to the editor: The UI Nonfiction Writing Program responds to Black students’ demands for change

Posted on Jul 12, 2020 by Letters

Dear Students, We are deeply grateful for this letter. Thank you for all the painful labor and thought that has gone into it, and for giving us the opportunity to make amends and to change. We want to acknowledge that as a program we have failed and harmed Black students, and you are right to […]

Black writers at the University of Iowa describe encounters with racism in Iowa City

Posted on Jul 10, 2020 by Emma McClatchey

Content warning: This article includes stories involving racism and mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. In cities like Minneapolis, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, the myth of Midwest Nice that has allowed white people to ignore systematic racism for decades is being steadily dismantled. Despite its reputation as a liberal haven, Iowa City — like […]

Coping with uncertainty

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 by Thomas Dean

We are in a coracle with no oars or rudder, heading to an unknown fate. We are in peregrination. So that’s my topic for the return of UR Here. Rarely have I just not known what to write about for this column. Even though I was ecstatic that Little Village was coming back to print, […]

Your Village: Why is Quaker Oats dropping Aunt Jemima?

Posted on Jul 2, 2020 by Paul Brennan

Have a question about what’s going on in your community? Ask Little Village. Submit your questions through the Your Village feature on our homepage, or email us at editor@littlevillagemag.com. So Quaker Oats is finally dropping the Aunt Jemima brand. What’s the origin story there? I’ve read a lot of debate about it. And did they […]

‘Justice 4 Floyd’: Protesters in the Twin Cities set an example for the nation

Posted on Jun 17, 2020 by Anjali Huynh

“Be careful, and stay safe.” As I sat on my 42-minute flight from the Eastern Iowa Airport to Minneapolis-St. Paul, I replayed these words said in the days leading up to my trip. Everyone from my parents to the Little Village news director seemed to think I was entering a warzone by visiting the Twin […]

racism

1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses Waterloo schooldays, ‘reckoning’ with slavery and hopes for the Biden presidency

Iowan Nikole Hannah-Jones, 1619 Project creator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, to give online lecture for UI community

Iowa Freedom Riders lead a weekend of protests ahead of the Iowa City Council’s next meeting

The Bowery Street Grocery Store and Iowa City’s omitted history of segregation

Coralville City Councilmember who called Black Lives Matter ‘criminals’ resigns

Coralville City Councilmember says he has ‘zero tolerance’ for Black Lives Matter, calls it ‘a bunch of criminals’

Englert web series ‘Nuggets of Wisdom’ presents a friendly dialogue on race and queerness

Letter to the editor: The UI Nonfiction Writing Program responds to Black students’ demands for change

Black writers at the University of Iowa describe encounters with racism in Iowa City

Coping with uncertainty

Your Village: Why is Quaker Oats dropping Aunt Jemima?

‘Justice 4 Floyd’: Protesters in the Twin Cities set an example for the nation

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