Collection: Cedar Falls race relations stories
Here's a recap of the most recent stories The Courier has done on race relations in Cedar Falls.
'Cultivating Justice: A Quest Toward Racial Equity' is launching its second six-week program with the hope of starting conversations that could spur change.
Just when it is most needed, the Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission's voice is muted by its own internal disarray.
"It’s like having a SWAT team that does nothing but engage in PowerPoint presentations ... without ever going to apprehend the culprits."
The embattled Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission has lost another member, who resigned with a scathing letter before attending even a single meeting.
School district says students were disciplined when officials learned about posts, which occurred over multiple years. Investigation complete in separate N-word incident this week.
It is the second time in two weeks that a photo of a Cedar Falls High School student containing a racial epithet has been widely shared and condemned on social media.Â
CEDAR FALLS — The chairperson of the city’s Human Rights Commission resigned over the weekend, and the city staff liaison to the panel was dis…
After a 90-minute deliberation on their response to a racist incident from last week resulted in no response yet, human rights commissioners got an earful from Cedar Falls parents and activists for a perceived "lack of urgency."
Cedar Falls Schools' board and administrators responded a student's offensive social media post Monday as parents talked about racist experiences of their children in the district.
CEDAR FALLS — As students milled about outside of Cedar Falls High School awaiting the start of a Black Lives Matter protest, a few pick-up tr…
A local school district said it took "swift and appropriate disciplinary action" after a photo of one of their students made the rounds on social media this week, triggering widespread outrage for her use of a racial epithet.
Three new members of the Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission were appointed unanimously Tuesday, and the latest member who resigned spoke out about her reasons.
"It's the same reason the others left," said commission member Willie Barney Jr., after Waseskuk's letter was read. "They don't feel we're in a position to do the things we believe the commission was called to do."
Speakers on a University of Northern Iowa-hosted panel Thursday said training efforts spurred by police brutality don't always result in the desired behavior shift.
The hashtag #UNIisNotAnAlly came alive last Friday morning with complaints that UNI hasn't supported students of color on campus.
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