Several socially conscious events took place around Omaha this past weekend offering an alternative to the standard July Fourth celebrations.
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The community is coming together to make sure people are fed. Not just any food: fresh nutritious produce from local farmers. Organizations like Heartland Family Service are working to connect senior citizens in North Omaha with produce by providing vouchers that can be used at local farmer’s markets.
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Omaha Public Schools rolled out its new COVID-19 rules and protections for students in the 2020-2021 school year. The new changes include the staggering of passing periods – face mask requirements, which OPS will provide, and a school week that will see students with last names beginning with A-K coming in on Monday/Tuesday and those with their last name beginning with L-Z coming in on Thursday/Friday, alternating on Wednesday.
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We are proud to welcome our first-ever NOISE interns, Samantha Aguilar and Madison Johnson! NOISE is committed to diversity in media and ensuring representation from traditionally marginalized voices and we are excited to have these two young women join our team.
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Young Progressives of Nebraska (YPN) held a march for transgender people of color Saturday, June 27 in front of the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Omaha. YPN is made up of high school and college students and aims to create a community of progressives in Nebraska working towards peace. The march had around 100 people in attendance.
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The longest-standing BLM protest in Omaha has gathered every day since June 4. Organizer, Ja Keen Fox explains how it’s an opportunity for new activists.
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Mayor Jean Stothert announced Thursday, June 25 plans to revise Omaha Police Department’s “Use of Force Policy”, as well as implement diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the city government. Photo: WOWT/Channel 6
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Images captured by Andrew Washington, local photographer, during the first protests on 72nd and Dodge Streets – in response to police brutality, economic injustice, and the recent murder of George Floyd a week ago.
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A legion of police wearing riot gear, armed with tear gas, rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades, and pepper bullets met thousands of protestors who had come out to demonstrate after the death of George Floyd at the hands of several members of the Minneapolis Police Department. These skirmishes took place throughout the weekend all over Omaha. The protests originated on 72nd and Dodge Streets on Friday (May 29) and Saturday (May 30) and moved to downtown Omaha on Saturday evening.
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Brad Christian-Sallis, Voting Rights Field Director for Civic Nebraska spoke some on measures the organization has taken to make voting safer in a post-COVID landscape, Jeff Turner writes.
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Millions of parents have suddenly become homeschooling teachers. This new experience can be challenging, but it can blossom into a memorable, rewarding experience as you find ways to connect with your child or children as you learn together, building a lifelong bond. Rocio Espinoza contributes.
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Dr. Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S. has been working as a part of an expert panel that has discovered treatment guidelines for the Coronavirus. She was invited to join the panel by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as one of twenty-seven institutes that encompass the National Institute of Health.
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Charles Drew Health Center recommends an increase in testing to ensure the safety of the community. Every Omaha Public Schools student will get an iPad under a new program authorized by the school board Monday.
During a special meeting, the board voted 8-0 to approve more than $27 million to buy 54,000 iPad Air devices that support cellular Internet connection.
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Dr. Ali Khan, Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center offered his perspective in a press release earlier this month, “I would like to remind people that even though we are in a global pandemic – there’s multiple different epidemics in different regions of the country, even in the United States.”
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Empowerment Network and local Black Media partners came together to simultaneously stream the North Omaha Update featuring public officials, health care professionals, and community organizations. The Empowerment Network unveiled their village plan Stay Home. Stay Healthy. Protect the Village.
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North Omaha is historically undercounted in the census. $20,960 in federal funding is lost out on for every person not counted. The Get Out the Count: Community Concert is set for Friday, April 24, from 6 to 8 pm, and is a creative function to help meet the objective of getting everyone counted.
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Since many of us are staying home why not use this opportunity to get familiar with our local musicians making dope music in Omaha. We caught up with Shomari Huggins of Wakanda One who curated Quarantined in Omaha Pt. 1 featuring artists like J.Crum, Mesonjixx, Scky Rei, Marcey Yates and Edem Soul Music. Check out the Wakanda One blog for more information.
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Black people are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
This determination does not come as a surprise as Black communities demonstrate some of the largest health disparities in the country, and are no exception in Douglas County.
This is an opportunity to take hold of our lives and determine the long-term health of our community.
Saturday, April 4 from 12-4 P.M., Judah Kingdom Center, 3036 Bedford Avenue
Photographer Andre Sessions Jr. documented a deserted downtown Omaha in the midst of social distancing during the rise of COVID-19. “On a usual Friday night, you would find groups of young people congregating in the Old Market and Capital District, patronizing the local bars and restaurants after a week of classes or work,” said Sessions.
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