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State’s Oldest Black Newspaper Urges Firing of Commission Official

By Dana Boone 6/24/08

An Iowa Bystander commentary has called for the ouster of the top official at the Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans, citing concerns with his leadership and role in the commission spending $75,000 on a disparity study in Davenport.

The commentary’s headline read “Time for a change: Fire Abraham Funchess.” It slammed the commission’s [...]

More Data Needed About Hate Crimes in Iowa, Officials Say

By Dana Boone 2/18/08

Iowa officials want more information about hate crimes being committed in the state to increase awareness and help victims and communities fight the problem.

Officials from the Iowa Department of Human Rights said the number of hate crimes reported by law enforcement agencies is only a small fraction of the hate crimes being attempted in the [...]

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