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July 1, 2021 The Blog

UNO Student Reflection of the Omaha Freedom Festival

The UNO students worked very hard in assuring that the Omaha Freedom Festival was well marketed. Now that the successful festival has come and gone. The students take a moment to reflect and share the steps they took to achieve…

June 30, 2021 The Blog

Preserve, Educate, and Exhibit

By: Lizbeth Hermosillo-Najar, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. Since 1975 the historic building of Great Plains Black History Museum has […]

June 24, 2021 The Blog

More Than an Intersection

By: Megan Steiner, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. Omaha is home to the College World Series, multiple colleges and universities, […]

June 18, 2021 The Blog

Celebration of Juneteenth in Omaha

By: A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. It seems like every year we get a stretch of holidays. Starting from November-March. […]

June 14, 2021 The Blog

The Rich Forgotten History of North Omaha Neighborhoods

By: A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. The Rich Forgotten History of North Omaha Neighborhoods If you would have asked me […]

June 5, 2021 The Blog

The Inside Track on UP’s We Are ONE Locomotive Pulling into Omaha September 1st

“We are a company built by UP families from all walks of life, from all ethnicities and of all colors who connect our communities to the rest of America and to the world. The strength and value created by diversity…

June 4, 2021 The Blog

Omaha Freedom Festival: Where Culture, History, and Celebration All Meet.

By: Carter Doose, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. The Omaha Freedom Festival: the celebration of Juneteenth. You may ask, what […]

June 2, 2021 The Blog

Come and Learn The True History of North Omaha

By: Xuming Zhang, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. When we are discussing the history of North Omaha, people may think […]

May 31, 2021 The Blog

Hometown Hero to Legend

By: Jadon T. Beister, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. Growing up with Pack Pack Gibson, better known as Robert “Bob” […]

May 24, 2021 The Blog

Celebrating A Historic Anniversary in Civil Rights

By: Push, A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as part of Heather Nelson’s Service Learning Academy class. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was one of the most important parts […]