Diversity

Esta semana un grupo de estudiantes afroamericanas de derecho de la Universidad de Iowa están dejando de lado sus estudios por unos días para presenciar en persona el proceso de confirmación del candidato a la Corte Suprema Ketanji Brown Jackson, que comienza hoy.

Native Americans make up a disproportionate amount of high school dropouts in Sioux City. That’s why the Urban Native Center is giving money to students who graduate.

The city's annual celebration will feature community members singing together to promote solidarity and equity for diverse communities in the area.

All across the country, small towns are seeing increases in diverse populations, though that doesn’t always translate to political representation. One place it is starting is in a small town called West Liberty.

A coalition of immigrants and advocates is pushing for more Iowa counties to follow in Johnson County’s footsteps. They want more counties to adopt a pandemic relief fund for excluded workers.

Mental health resources in Spanish in Iowa’s rural areas are limited. One Spanish-speaking clinician is asking for support as his workload continues to increase.

Ottumwa High School will soon add a new program to its curriculum. The addition was due to student interest.

At the 19th annual "Memorial March to Honor Lost Children," Native communities from the surrounding area honored the children who have been separated from their families and placed in the foster care system.

Native communities in western Iowa will march to remember children who have been separated from their families and placed in foster care on Wednesday.

Tyler Jett and Paul Iversen join Ben Kieffer to discuss the latest from the UAW strike at John Deere plants across Iowa and the nation. Later, Chenue Her of "Good Morning Iowa" on Local 5 News in Des Moines talks about becoming the first male TV news anchor of Hmong decent in the United States.