BREAKING BARRIERS: Open Mic Night Showcases Diverse Ideas, Prose, and Song
Published April 12, 2023 at 11:37 PM CDT
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Open Mic Night at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City on April 5, 2023
Western Iowa Tech Community College’s Office of Inclusion hosted an Open Mic Night on April 5, 2023. The focus surrounded the topic of “breaking barriers.” The event allowed people a chance to tell their stories of family, fortitude, overcoming self-doubt, and isolation. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer shares highlights of the gathering that also featured insight from several international students.
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Event Organizer LaShawna Moyle provides definition of "social justice"
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Jonathan Kamoah reads story about his childhood home called "Little Bethlehem"
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Mason Binneboese shares military story
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Glenford Ferguson aka G. Lyon
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Student Olivia Williams
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Ukrainian native Uliana Pylypchuk
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Open mic participant shares poem written for Black History Month