Our Mission


The Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum was established in 1984 with three major objectives:


  1. To focus national and international media attention on LatinX, African-American, Asian-American and other communities of color and their issues, in Iowa and around the country.
  2. To bridge the gap between LatinX, African-American, Asian-American and other communities of color around the voting process and to educate about the issues and problems that impact these groups.
  3. To mobilize and motivate voters of LatinX, African-American, Asian-American and other communities of colors, in Iowa and around the country, to participate in the political process.