The last known member of the Tuskegee Airmen from Nebraska, Robert Holts died on February 12th. He was 96 when he passed in an assisted living center in Bellevue. Holts was part of a group of World War II pilots and support personnel who not only served our country but broke color barriers in the 1940s.
Read MoreA North Omaha renaissance is underway and bound up in it are people like Katrina Adams: committed to making a difference. The Omaha native describes herself as a “community advocate with a vision and a plan.” While most of her advocacy comes as a Community Investment program manager with the Omaha Community Foundation and founding board member for the House of Afros, Capes & Curls, she’s added a new point of entry via her nonprofit, POC Collaborative.
Read MoreOmaha native Ashlei Spivey celebrates Blackness and combats anti-Blackness as a community-first social entrepreneur and philanthropic executive. Her advocacy around diversity, equity and inclusion furthers the legacy of her late mother, Lisa Spivey.
Read MoreIf inner city redevelopment is to meet the critical mass necessary for the community to thrive again, then stakeholders agree investments must come from public and private sources and from both within and outside the community. Among the many players investing in North Omaha is a name bearing much weight and history there and elsewhere: Buffett.
Read MoreWhen the pandemic forced schools to close last spring and switch to remote education, many families got left behind and economic and technology disparities soon surfaced. As COVID-19 spikes and surges continue and districts alternate between remote and in-person schooling, some families lack the options or resources to support children’s learning at home. Do Space and MCC join forces to respond to need.
Read MoreBreakout success for 23-year-old Da’Dreion Murrell, who plays piano and drums, may not be far away. Music from his debut EP I Am Life is sampled in the new feature film Foster Boy that dramatizes the ills of the foster care system. “I feel sharing my story could help a lot of people here. A lot of them can relate to things I’ve lived through. “ – Leo Adam Biga
Read MoreFor Black and Brown creatives, the options and outlets for fashion week are endless. We have always been innovative. We have always been creative. Now we are seen.
Read MoreIn this new NOISE feature profile, Leo Adam Biga takes the measure of multidimensional artist Felicia Webster. Her performances and projects promote investing in social change and learning to lean into our authentic selves. Her work is all about helping to cultivate our personal and collective capacities in the name of greater community and love.
Read MoreGabrielle Union speaks with Leo Adam Biga in this exclusive interview about her family’s support of healthcare for trans people, racial equity in Black Lives Matter-era, and what people in positions of privilege can do to advocate and advance equity for all.
Read MoreThe late Marshall Taylor devoted the last three decades of his life to making the independent Aframerican Bookstore a rich cultural resource in a transitional urban landscape. 83-year-old Taylor died on July 7. He’s survived by his wife, Annlattea “Annette” Green-Taylor. The couple has been a fixture at the 3226 Lake Street store whose impact extends far beyond the brick and mortar shop.
Read MoreAn emboldened Black Lives Matter movement has a broad new following whose philosophical alignment is national, even global, but leadership is hyperlocal. NOISE spoke with and listened to old and new voices amid this tableau of change for their perspectives and experiences of the struggle. - Leo Adam Biga
Read MoreCarina Glover brings women entrepreneurs together through the app, HerHeadquarters, the latest successful business venture by this Omaha native with multi-media mogul aspirations. – Leo Adam Biga
Read MoreThe second-part of Revisiting Out of Omaha follows Darcell Trotter as he embarked on new ventures after the release and rising acclaim of the film. – Leo Adam Biga
Read MoreLeo Adam Biga takes a deep dive into Out of Omaha with the director and stars exploring the roots of the film and the impact it has had since its release. “Our story really takes place in the here-and-now, and in a lot of ways, it’s a very intimate and personal story of these few people from North Omaha. But it also references much larger trends and ideas about our society and culture related to inequality, oppression, and systemic racism,” said Johnston
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Viv Ewing of Omaha is among at least 18 black candidates, all Democrats, vying for seats ranging from the Nebraska legislature to the U.S. Senate in the May 12 primary.
Ewing, a veteran corporate and nonprofit manager, is attempting to become the first African American elected to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Read More“Somebody do something!” is the mantra that guides Ira Combs in his work with North Omaha Area Health (NOAH). Community comes first for the veteran registered nurse and healthcare advocate.
Read More“Because of some great mentors in my life, I had the opportunity to go to Langston University, a historically black college in Oklahoma.” But it was Rahn’s brother, Marco Rahn, who most influenced him. “He encouraged education and inspired manhood and responsibility. I admired his work ethic and his ability to maneuver in many different arenas [sic]. This is a huge part of who I am today.”
Read MoreMillard North Basketball star Hunter Sallis comes from a family of accomplished players, namely his mother Jessica Haynes whose experience mirrored her quickly rising son.
Read MoreEverything about the artist known as Edem Soul Music is a reflection of her first-generation American experience. Twenty-eight-year-old Edem (Kegey) Garro was born to parents from the West African nation of Ghana.
Music is an inheritance and immersion she’s absorbed and expressed from early childhood to today.
Read More“We had a show scheduled for Sunday Oct. 6 at Slowdown as local support for a touring group out of Brooklyn called Sinkane. That show is canceled. I made that decision.”
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