African American Museum of Iowa promotes year round Black history
The African American Museum of Iowa offers on site exhibits traveling resources and online material to teach about Iowa's African American history all year. It invites self guided and docent led tours and research in the Learning Lab to uncover forgotten histories and foster ongoing conversation and reflection.
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America
Iowa
Amelia Earhart
U.S
Bessie Coleman
American Museum of Iowa
West-side Cedar River land eyed for future use after casino bid failures
Vision for the Cedar Crossing site on the west side of the Cedar River fades after Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission rejections in 2014 and again in 2023. City leaders weigh whether to release the land for development as the last casino hopes wane and Cedar Crossing 2.0 stalls by one vote.
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Cedar River
Cedar Crossing
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Riverside
Waterloo
First Street
First Avenue
Jeff Pomeranz
Brad Hart
Pomeranz
Anamosa row over police chief conduct and lawsuit
Former Anamosa officer Amy Ford claims a hostile environment since 2010 with the police chief and city leaders, tied to lewd and racist emails. The gender discrimination suit settled for 750000, and Ford now voices concerns that officials are trying to bury the issue as Council comments frame the case amid MeToo themes.
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Amy Ford
Bob Simonson
Ford
Iowa
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Josh Scheinblum
Adrian Knuth
Scheinblum
Knuth
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Lynda Waddington
Waddington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!