Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier1h
Director of 'Nickel Boys' speaks to 1619 Freedom School students, hosts free screening
Children at the 1619 Freedom School learned possibilities are endless for them while speaking with an Oscar-nominated film director.
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 ...
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 ...
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.