"In 2016, the City of Iowa City applied for and received an African American Civil Rights Grant from the National Park Service for a two-part project. The first was to nominate two buildings in Iowa City associated with African American housing equity during the Civil Rights Era to the National Register of Historic Places. The second was to create educational signage for these two buildings, as well as provide print and digital media educational materials. The two buildings a

Successful Living has been aligned with the IC Chapter of the NAACP since its re-inception by Kevin Sanders, Successful Living Hab Home Lead, about three years ago. Linked with our mission to break down barriers for those disadvantaged, Black History Month demarks a significant part of our history and current place in society in which it is important not to just highlight the issues, but also to provide education of them. We are fortunate that The Lens (found on this City o