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Black authors host African American read-in, speak out against anti-DEI policy
Hundreds of people gathered at Waterloo West High School Saturday to listen to Black authors read their books.
Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event
Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom ...
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier7d
African American reading event highlights Black stories for children
Three children’s book authors held storytime for a crowd of over 1,000. The event comes as a response to the Waterloo ...
Little Village Magazine9d
Waterloo schools withdrew 1st graders from a Black History Month book event, citing Trump orders. So locals organized an even bigger version.
Acclaimed authors and readers of all ages are gathering in Waterloo for an event on Saturday, but it’s not a new book ...
AFRO American Newspapers4d
Reviving Freedom Schools: ASALH’s fight to counter book bans and censored history
ASALH's Freedom Schools aim to combat attempts to restrict the teaching of Black history by offering a quality education in ...
Dallas Weekly10d
Nikole Hannah-Jones Hosts Black Read-In When Schools Wouldn’t
Nikole Hannah-Jones hosts a free African American Read-In in Waterloo, Iowa, after schools canceled the event due to ...
KWWL News 77d
1619 Freedom School hosts African American Read-In in Waterloo
Saturday, hundreds of people filled the Waterloo West High School Auditorium, for the 1619 Freedom School's African American ...
Des Moines Register12d
Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event
Read-ins are a gathering where books written by African American authors are read. The events can be hosted by schools, churches, libraries, bookstores or community organizations. The University ...