# @northerniowan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOE_0wOfd7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/4474695-northerniowan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-02-28T20:45:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Northern Iowan (@NorthernIowan) — https://gondola.cc/NorthernIowan

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The untold stories of Iowa’s Black leaders 
By Maya Buchanan

Editor’s Note: This op-ed is apart of the NI’s Black History Month Coverage. 

Why do we focus on Black trauma rather than Black joy, achievement, and success?

“When I was in elementary school, I was always excited when Black History Month was celebrated. When I was in middle school, this excitement started turning into dread and shame. We would learn about enslavement, beatings, rapes and murders — but never about the range of Black Americans who fought from the inception of slavery to today to achieve freedom and equity.” -Maya Buchanan

Buchanan has always wondered why society puts so much emphasis on Black trauma rather than their achievements. This sparked her to dig deep into a Black history research project that changed her viewpoint on the matter. 

Click the link in our bio to read about three important Iowan activists whose stories often go untold.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Northern Iowan | @NorthernIowan | https://gondola.cc/NorthernIowan | Newspaper |
| Lanie Weber | @LanieWeber_ | https://gondola.cc/LanieWeber_ | Social Media Manager |

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