(Des Moines, IA) — Police have been asked to investigate threats made during an online forum that featured prominent black Iowans on Friday. Members of the Iowa House Black Caucus, the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party’s Black Caucus, and Iowa Democratic Party chairman Ross Wilburn, who is black, also participated. Wilburn says the online event was disrupted by people making vile, racist comments to harass and intimidate. The executive director of Progress Iowa, which hosted the event, said disgusting and repulsive images were flashed on the screen as well.
Authorities To Investigate Threats Made During Zoom Forum
Jan 10, 2022 | 6:33 AM
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