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Heartland Workforce Solutions: Getting You Back To Work!
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryofOmaha #HWS #nebraska #Omaha #UrbanLeague
In this post-pandemic day and age, people and employers have been tossed in to a wild and unpredictable job market. Unemployment, high demand for workers, were at an all time high and is still a huge issue in North Omaha. Those in need such as college students, single mothers and the average joe who my have lost their jobs during the pandemic, need a place that will give them a helping hand in this crazy job market.
Malcolm X Day: Acknowledging an International Icon
#BlackHistory #BlackIcon #Educate #MalcolmXDay #NorthOmahaCulture A Student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Lack of Recognition:
If you’re from Omaha, Nebraska, there is one name you’ve probably heard of in relation to the African American Civil Rights movement (https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement): Malcolm X. He was born in North Omaha and is an integral part of black history.
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Black History Through The Lens of Film
#BlackHistory #Film #MotionPicture #NorthOmahaHistory #OmahaFreedomFestival
Omaha is where I grew up, Florence, to be specific. My childhood is filled with memories of trips to the grocery store, No Frills or Bakers, with my family. I recall the liquor stores, motels, and strip stores that lined the streets. The Omaha culture means, and will always mean so much to me. I am young, so my memories in Omaha are ones of mingling ethnicities. See more...
Dan Desdunes, Omaha’s Triple-A Jazz Musician
#BlackHistory #BoysTownBand #DanDesduneBand #FatherofOmahaJazz #OmahaJazz
It is thought that Omaha has been largely neglected in the role it played in the Jazz era during the first half of the 19thcentury while major cities have taken the credit for the entire genre’s relevancy. Preston Love, an Omaha jazz musician refused to accept this as truth and claimed proudly, See more...
History of Businesses Owned by African Americans in Omaha
#BlackHistory #BlackOwnedBusiness #BlackPower #Juneteenth #LocalBusiness
For more than a century, African Americans in North Omaha have successfully started and owned businesses with great success and prowess, even when the rest of the country wanted to see them fail and did everything in their power to make it happen. The resilience and wherewithal to not only fight the negativity but create such successful businesses, there was nothing that could be done to stop them. See more...