With 26 panelists, six entertainers and the goal of finding solutions to some persistent problems facing Black Iowans, the MLK NOW conference Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids is expected to draw more than 1,000 people from across the state.
Supporters argue the bill it would crack down on child trafficking as well as "child recycling," which refers to bad actors bringing children with them across the border multiple times and falsely claiming them as a relative to appear as a family unit.