Claudia Thrane
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Trump’s Loss Brings Intense Emotion, Relief For Many POC In Iowa
It was election night and I refused to watch the news. I was afraid that like four years ago, the results were going to be devastating for me, but most of all for my community and for all communities of color. A few days later I received a text message from my niece from Monterrey,…
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Trump’s Loss Brings Intense Emotion, Relief For Many POC In Iowa
It was election night and I refused to watch the news. I was afraid that like four years ago, the results were going to be devastating for me, but most of all for my community and for all communities of color. A few days later I received a text message from my niece from Monterrey,…
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Iowa Latinos Try To Make Sense Of Improved Support For Trump
Days after the frenzy of the election I received text messages from friends asking, “What’s wrong with your people, why are they voting for Trump?” Memes, either angry or making fun of “those Latinos,” began to pop up on social media right away. Before Election Day, a radio host for a Latino radio station in…
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Iowa Latinos Try To Make Sense Of Improved Support For Trump
Days after the frenzy of the election I received text messages from friends asking, “What’s wrong with your people, why are they voting for Trump?” Memes, either angry or making fun of “those Latinos,” began to pop up on social media right away. Before Election Day, a radio host for a Latino radio station in…
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Joni Ernst’s TV Ad Perpetuates Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don’t have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a theme: don’t vote for the socialists, they are like…
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Joni Ernst’s TV Ad Perpetuates Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don’t have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a theme: don’t vote for the socialists, they are like…
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Joni Ernst’s TV Ad Perpetuates Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don’t have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a theme: don’t vote for the socialists, they are like…
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Christina Blackcloud Pledges To Be A Legislator Who Listens
The face of the Iowa House could be changing soon, and hopefully it may begin to mirror the face of the diversity in our state. It is evident that more and more women are getting involved in politics. More women are running for office, but still, women in the Iowa Legislature make up only 30%…
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Christina Blackcloud Pledges To Be A Legislator Who Listens
The face of the Iowa House could be changing soon, and hopefully it may begin to mirror the face of the diversity in our state. It is evident that more and more women are getting involved in politics. More women are running for office, but still, women in the Iowa Legislature make up only 30%…
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Iowa Democrats’ Latino Outreach Far More Meaningful This Year
It has been an eye-opening experience to witness how these elections have been handled by the Iowa Democratic Party, now led by their new chair Mark Smith. I must say it is refreshing to see that the party is finally giving the Latino community the place and relevance as an integral part of the political…
