No state in the U.S. has elected a Black woman governor, and five candidates in the 2022 midterm elections are aiming to shatter that glass ceiling. One of those women, Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear will join Capital B Wednesday for a wide-ranging conversation with Capital B reporter Aallyah Wright about why public education is her top priority, her plan to turn Iowa blue and her experiences as a Black candidate running in a state whose population is 90% white.

A Conversation With Deidre DeJear