Iowa Brown and Black Forum

The two recognized that their communities were not being addressed by presidential candidates, seemingly not counting in the election process, and wanted to create a non-partisan event that would result in the Iowa caucuses being more inclusive of all Iowans.

[2] The forum aims to garner attention for the issues that Latinos and African Americans throughout Iowa, and the United States, face on a daily basis.

[3] The first forum, in which candidates pledged to help end discrimination, took place in 1984 and was held at the Tiny Tot Child Care Center with John Glenn, Gary Hart, Alan Cranston and George McGovern participating in the event.

Jorge Ramos, a 2015 Time 100 honoree,[12] led the discussion alongside co-moderators Alicia Menendez, Rembert Browne and Akilah Hughes.

[15] The event brought Democratic hopefuls Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, John Delaney, and Senator Michael Bennet together in Des Moines, Iowa.