北爱荷华地区博天堂娛樂城学院 (NIACC) will hold a workshop about “Being Black In Iowa” on Monday, October 2, in the North Iowa 博天堂娛樂城 Auditorium on the NIACC campus from 9:博天堂娛樂城 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The class is sponsored by NIACC’s Lifelong Learning Institute and the public is invited to attend free of charge, no registration is required.

当我们思考在爱荷华州做一个有色人种意味着什么时，一个最紧迫的问题是：爱荷华州为何在所有衡量种族平等、正义和福祉的指标上都一直排在我国最差的州之列？ 这些议题将在以下会议上讨论：

Race and Our School Systems
Instructor: Daniel Spikes
How can we increase awareness of the disparities surrounding race in our school systems in order to promote best practices to “ameliorate these disparities”?

Iowa’s African American History
Instructor: Krystal Gladden
Iowa was one of the first states in the U.S. to officially integrate its public schools in 1867, just two years after the Civil War ended. This and so much more is part of Iowa’s wealth of African American history. From York, the first African American in Iowa and member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, to the early 1900s integrated coal mining town of Buxton, African American’s have made an indelible mark on Iowa’s history and culture.

21世纪吉姆·克劳：数据说明了什么？
Instructor: Corey Harris
One of the best outcomes of the No Child Left Behind Act, which was enacted on January 8, 2002, by George W. Bush, was the requirement that all schools break out results on annual state tests by both the student population as a whole and by “subgroup” students. 根据该法律，未达到次级学生成绩目标的学校将受到越来越严厉的制裁。 Although different groups of traditionally overlooked students–including racial minorities, students in special education, English-language learners, and low-income students—were now part of every school’s focus, it did next to nothing to close the behavioral and academic disparity gaps that have long exited between non-white and white students, especially black students. 任何与吉姆·克劳的做法有任何相似之处的事实或数据都必须得到有效解决。 目前的数据表明，我们需要在对少数族裔、残疾人、英语学习者、无家可归者和低收入学生漠不关心的长期沉睡中敲响警钟。

The Law and Racial Justice
Instructor: Daniel Zeno
What is the current pending and proposed legislation affecting people of color, and what are the legal issues concerning racial justice being addressed by the ACLU of Iowa in the courts? 我们怎样才能使我们的立法者和地方议会、理事会和委员会都参与进来，在我们国家进行必要的改革？

Please contact Darshini Jaywardena, Director of the Lifelong Learning Institute, at 641-422-4271 or email jayawdar@niacc.edu with any questions.

NIACC’s Lifelong Learning Institute focuses on fun, friendship and college level learning. 会员可以利用短期课程、讲座和讨论、学习圈、社会活动、公民参与机会等等。 产品的主题是基于成员的要求和兴趣。 For more information on NIACC’s Lifelong Learning Institute, visit www.wkxywh.com/LLI, email lli@niacc.edu or call 641-422-4358 or toll-free 1-888-GO NIACC, ext. 4358.

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