Mawa Iqbal
ReporterMawa Iqbal is a reporter for WYSO. Before coming to WYSO, she interned at Kansas City PBS's digital magazine, Flatland. There, her reporting focused on higher education and immigrant communities in the Kansas City area. She studied radio journalism at Mizzou, where she also worked for their local NPR-affiliate station as a reporter.
Originally from the Chicago-land area, this is Mawa's first time in Ohio. So far, she loves everything the Miami Valley has to offer (especially their doughnut shops!).
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The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act will funnel money to local communities to restore Black burial sites. -
The newly-elected Dayton mayor talked about where the city is at now and where to go from here. -
The Satanic Temple is renting space at Donovan Elementary School for an after school program. -
Rank the Vote Ohio is hosted an online event Sunday where they explained ranked-choice voting. -
A Yellow Springs primary care doctor is under investigation following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. -
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Dayton Public Schools organized a donation drive for students experiencing homelessness. -
Operation Stop CPS has teamed up with the Dayton community to advocate for the return of the Brooks twins to their birth parents. And while the judge ruled for the kids to be returned, CPS objected to the ruling. -
The Dayton Professional Standards Bureau found that Officers Wayne Hammock and Vincent Carter were following procedure when they arrest Clifford Owensby in September. -
The Northwest Dayton Partnership is teaming up with Learn to Earn Dayton to launch a $1.5 million fund for community groups advancing racial and educational equity. -
The Springfield City School District is bringing on several Bilingual teaching staff to meet the growing need for English as a Second Language resources.
