Derrias Carter, co-editor of The Iconic Obama, 2007-2009: Essays on Media Representations of the Candidate and New President and a recent graduate from the University of Iowa’s American Studies program, commented that he was skeptical that rallies could achieve the real change necessary to shift racial politics in Iowa City. He believes that the community needs to build more multicultural networks and exist in radically multiracial ways: Iowa City needs to have more diverse The
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representation in its political decisionmaking, and it also needs to build a local collective consciousness that is aware of race—where acting and living across racial lines is integrated into daily lives, neighborhoods and intimate circles. The Coalition for Racial Justice—formed in June 2010 in response to reports given by religious leaders about problems that African Americans face in Iowa City—held a press conference on July 23 that emphasized the need to engage in a process of deep systemic change that takes seriously the ways in which Iowa City is a tale of two cities: where access to opportunities and the ability to influence political policy are not equally available to all people. Coalition member and the University’s Director of Faculty Human Resources, Dianne Finnerty stated, “To turn the tide on racial justice, we need each other. We need to bring organized people and organized money to bear on this issue.” LaTasha Massey, another member of the Coalition said, “The Trayvon Martin verdict may stand as the sign of national racial
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