As Black people, we are expected to consume these personal, violent attacks like we digest cake. We are told that we cannot act if someone decides to be ruthless, violent and trifling. As violence begets violence against us, we are continually told and showed that it is not fine to simply be.

Black Iowa teens received college scholarships for keeping their promise to graduate high school. The scholarship offer and promise to graduate came a decade ago.

An Iowa man is facing hate crime charges after he was arrested on Sunday for fighting with a Black man. Andy Benavidez of Iowa City was wearing a surgical mask when police discovered him fighting the other man, and told police he wore the mask because he was “allergic to Black people,” local outlet KGAN reports. […]

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Alright so remember the other day when i reported FLAVA FLAV takes his naming right back of chicken joint !?!?!?! Well now the guy who actually was the owner speaks out and say’s Flava just wants to make a million off my work !!!! Well Click —-> HERE <—– To read complete story

An Iowa resident had to learn a lesson the hard way when trying to bail a friend out of jail.  The “Quad-City Times’ reports that the man arrived at the Scott county Courthouse and the clerk $300.