Undocumented history: Leona Ivey helped bring change to Sears during Civil Rights Movement

Undocumented history: Leona Ivey helped bring change to Sears during Civil Rights Movement

Black History Month stickers are plastered all over a room on the floor of The Palms at Lake Spivey, a senior living community in Jonesboro. For many, it would just signal a celebration of the month-long holiday, but beyond the door is 78-year-old Leona Ivey, a resident at The Palms who is being honored for her community service and local fights for injustice during the Civil Rights Movement.From volunteering at The Palms to chairing the finance…