This week on The Exchange, how women can take control of their financial futures by making some simple changes, also what rural Iowans can expect from the state’s broadband expansion plan, and how Morningside College has brought back hands-on learning with its agricultural and food studies program. . We also hear about the progress of wind energy in Iowa and we hear about the online offerings of a First Amendment forum at the Greenlee School of Journalism at Iowa State University, and this week we talk to one of the orgainizers of Sioux City's first Holistic Health Fair.
But first we hear from the executive director of the Sioux City chapter of NAACP Ike Rayford about the use of force by police. Protests erupted in Minneapolis following the deadly shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop on Sunday. Siouxland Public Media reached out to Ike Rayford, the president of the Sioux City chapter of the NAACP, to hear his opinion on this developing story. He talks with Sheila Brummer.