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The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state.
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Six best-selling Black YA authors pooled their talents for Blackout, a collection of linked stories about teens navigating life, love, and just getting to a party during a New York City blackout.