Black Iowa News is an independent news platform founded in 2020, designed to highlight Black perspectives, showcase the Black community and amplify the voices of Black Iowans. Our journey began online and through our email newsletter, and now our journalism reaches the entire state through the Black Iowa Newspaper. The printed publication, founded in 2023, with a circulation of about 10,000, quickly became a fixture in nearly two dozen Iowa cities. Its motto: prioritizing, educating and uplifiting ourselves. Distributed to more than 100 locations where Black Iowans work, play and worship, the newspaper enjoys a loyal following, demonstrating the strong demand for nuanced coverage that connects Black Iowans and uplifts communities.