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As he turns 88, a Black barber from Davenport remembers his history, and fears for Black history in Iowa classrooms

By Tom Loewy Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — LySanias Broyles was 14 years old when he first made the journey from Kentucky to Iowa. “I’ll never forget it,” Broyles said one day before his 88th birthday. “I came across Centennial Bridge with my cousin. We started to come

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‘The right thing to do’: Why a Sioux warrior’s ceremonial items are leaving Nebraska museum, headed to his family in Florida

By Peter Salter Click here for updates on this story     NEBRASKA (Lincoln Journal Star) — All she wanted, at first, was her great-grandfather’s birth date. Nobody in Lilla Pearl Asmund’s family knew, and she’s been trying to teach her nieces and nephews more about their history. A few months ago at her kitchen counter in

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