Iowa Public Radio3d
Waterloo's 1619 Freedom School to host canceled African American read-in
The Waterloo after-school literacy program co-founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones will host the city’s 19th African American ...
Fearing federal DEI policies, Waterloo schools withdrew from African American reading event
The district withdrew from the event, citing federal directives that condemn diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. ...
Little Village Magazine1d
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 ...
Dallas Weekly2d
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 ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier21d
1619 Freedom School hosting screening of 'Nickel Boys,' conversation with director
WATERLOO — The 1619 Freedom School will host Academy Award-nominated writer and director RaMell Ross and a free community screening of "Nickel Boys." The film, based on Colson Whitehead's ...
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier8d
Nikole Hannah-Jones hosting read-in event in after district pulls out of similar event
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15 at Waterloo West's auditorium. The first 300 families will receive a tote bag and copies of books for ...
Iowa Public Radio9d
1619 Project creator on this moment in education
The 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo is hosting a community-wide “read-in” featuring Pulitzer Prize- winning author Nikole Hannah-Jones and other award-winning children’s book authors.