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George Boykin recounts the history of the Sanford Center, which served the African American community in Sioux City, Iowa, since 1951. He highlighted the center's founding by Elzona Trosper and Stella Sanford, and its early programs like the Booker T. Washington Center. Boykin detailed the center's evolution, including its role in integrating black airmen during World War II and its pivotal role in community activities.
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Juneteenth appears to be growing in Iowa, organizers such as Rachelle Chase discuss why people should know that history
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Sioux City born-and-reared, the Ghosts picked up games with only the best local teams, but never let what happened on the field get too demanding or serious.
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February is Black History Month, and the NAACP of Sioux City has been holdingspecial events to honor those who have contributed to the welfare of the…
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He was just 23 years old when, in 1957, he won the MVP award. I was in third grade, and hard as it might be to believe, I don't think I thought of him as…
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When James Fennimore Cooper complained about the novel he was reading, his wife told him to put up or shut up, to write a better one himself. That tiff…
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Impending budget cuts in the tri-state area threaten to deplete resources that our justice system is already short on. We talk with Iowa District Court…