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On the last day of the most racially charged year in generations, the Omaha World-Herald ran an article examining health disparities between racial groups. Whites, not unexpectedly, came out on [...]

There was an editorial by Weysan Dun, a retired and former special agent of the FBI in the OWH 11-1-2020. The title was “Promoting justice while acknowledging crime data.” Mr. Dun [...]

There is a heightened awareness about “Black Lives Matter” because of the recent highly publicized shootings and killings of African Americans by law enforcement officials (and the dismal level [...]

Can we have a conversation on race? What are the racial topics that are clearly off the table for whites when they approach the issues of the racial divide and the high level of racism in the [...]

Are conditions for African Americans better today than in years past? This question has taken on particular relevance as I’ve been following the media coverage and governmental response to the [...]

We are all weathering this crazy, tragic storm of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This massive group experience reminds me of the book, Blindness, a novel by José Saramago, which describes the chaos [...]

Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebras­ka May 19, 1925 and was assassinated February 21, 1965 – 55 years ago. To this day, his evolution from street thug and hustler to one of the greatest [...]

Many in the Omaha African American community are concerned with the resurgent levels of white supremacy, hate crimes, and raw racism on the local as well as national level. In the past few [...]

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During the past year, I have encountered many peculiarities and anomalies affecting low-income communities of color. Taken as a whole, it is apparent we have the blind leading the blind. How is [...]