The 1619 Freedom School opened in January in a renovated Masonic Temple, an inviting space overflowing with books like The Youngest Marcher, walls decorated with colorful art and posters about the ...

Waterloo's new 1619 Freedom School is giving the public a first look at the program, KCRG reports. The 1619 Freedom School was founded by Waterloo-native and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a 'native daughter' of Waterloo, Iowa, is trying to change its reputation as one of the worst places for a Black person to live.

The 1619 Freedom School is working to close the literacy gap in the city's elementary schools. For four afternoons every week, the second floor of Waterloo’s historic Masonic Temple is flooded ...

The 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo was honored with the prestigious Iowa State Education Association’s 2024 Paul Mann Memorial Human Relations Award.

Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom School is hosting its own instead.

The 1619 Freedom School was borne out of the pandemic. Co-founders Nikole Hannah-Jones, the creator of the 1619 Project, ...

More:Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones opening after-school program,'1619 Freedom School,' in Waterloo. Phillip Sitter covers education for the Ames Tribune, including Iowa State ...

The African American Museum of Dallas is hosting its yearly Freedom Schools, teaching Black history to North Texans. Students ...

It’s alarming how little some ideologues know about the school system. This is Ida Bae Wells , also known as Nikole Hannah-Jones – that’s right, the deviser and editor of the 1619 Project.

Waterloo schools, a minority-majority district, declined to participate in the African American Read-In. The 1619 Freedom School is hosting its own instead.