Black History Month

The service and sacrifice of Black Americans in defense of the United States is believed to be a driving force in the progress of civil rights over generations.

More than 1,000 Black soldiers trained to become officers at Fort Des Moines during WWI. This year, the Iowa Historical Society will honor their service with a commemorative marker.

Iowa native Luke Stoffel wrote coming-of-age story that blends outrageous schemes, deeply personal moments and sharp cultural critiques in a journey through the 1980s and beyond.

Des Moines-based artist b. Robert Moore will have a piece, "Lost and Found," displayed at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City throughout the month of February.

Charity Nebbe speaks with the creator of "The 1619 Project" Nikole Hannah-Jones.

The 1619 Freedom School is working to close the literacy gap in the city's elementary schools.

The history of the Civil Rights Movement can feel far away.

We examine the history of the fully-integrated mining town of Buxton and the activism and advocacy of Alexander Clark.

Rev. Ray Dial may be best known as the man who taught Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah Jones the significance of the date 1619. Dial continues to inspire Iowans to strive, think and ask hard questions.

The Grout Museum, founded in 1956, created the Black Stories Collective exhibit in an attempt to correct years of underrepresentation.