Black History Month
Black History Month
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Advocacy has one direction, forward. To see the changes our communities deserve, we’re pushing forward with strategic thinking, planning, organizing, policymaking, and accountability to ensure that Black lives are a priority in all spaces. We’re calling on the people of Siouxland to join the Sioux City NAACP in dismantling racism by utilizing your power to take action on pressing issues that affect our community.
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THE HELEN LOUISE KENDRICK SCHOLARSHIP
Helen Louise Kendrick was born in 1927 in Sioux City, Iowa, and lived most of her life in her home on Hamilton Boulevard. Helen graduated from Central High School in 1945 and was one of the first women of color to graduate from Briar Cliff University in 1948. She worked as a dietician for St. Vincent Hospital and became the head dietician of St. Joseph’s Hospital for many years. Near the end of her career, she worked at St. Luke’s Hospital.
Helen went on to provide consultative services to Winnebago Nation in Nebraska and various other organizations. She was very active in the Hour of Pleasure Club and the Eastern Star Harmony Chapter. Additionally, she became a Briar Cliff Board member, founder and organizer of the Sioux City Black Homecoming, and a lifelong member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). This scholarship honors and remembers her.
The Helen Louise Kendrick Honoree will receive a $1000.00 scholarship
Second and third place honorees each will receive a $500.00 scholarship
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