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Latino Center of the Midlands’ $10M expansion aims to meet community needs
Shovels hit the dirt inside a former bank building on South 24th Street Tuesday as one of the community’s largest nonprofits embarked on a $10 million expansion project. For decades, the Latino Center of the Midlands has brought educational support, workforce development and leadership opportunities to families in South Omaha. The group’s planned expansion will…
Events
Benson’s New Americans Arts Festival highlights theme of unity amid heightened immigration tensions
The 12th New Americans Arts Festival starts Friday in Benson. But this year’s event has a new theme amid heightened national tensions for immigrants: Unity. Organizers of the festival, which honors the artistic contributions of immigrants, migrants and refugees, hope it will bring some joy during a time of increased fear and uncertainty for these…
Omaha celebrates a historic Juneteenth parade with its first elected Black mayor
Volunteers prepared the historic 24th Street in Omaha, Nebraska for this year’s Juneteenth parade. Frankie Jean Williams, the chair of the Omaha NAACP Juneteenth celebration committee, was most looking forward to seeing the city’s first elected Black mayor in the lineup. He started his term 10 days before the holiday. “It’s a sense of pride,”…
Omaha Community Playhouse celebrates 100 years with first all-Hispanic cast
Monica Mora-Handlos arrived early on opening night to see the very first all-Latino play at the Omaha Community Playhouse. She’s dressed to the nines in colorful floral to reflect themes in the show – called American Mariachi. She sits with her husband and daughter. “We brought my daughter with us tonight, and one of her…
Culture
Amid high immigration tensions, the Consulate of Mexico in Omaha works to protect human rights of nationals
The Consulado de México en Omaha, which covers Nebraska and Iowa, is working with elected officials and residents to ensure the state knows the priorities of…
Life in AMerica
‘People are scared’: ICE agents raid facilities in Omaha
Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided an Omaha meatpacking plant on Tuesday morning, sowing fear into the community as advocates and family members attempt to figure out how many…
Children’s mental health organization offers bilingual training
A children’s mental health service organization is presenting a training for Spanish-speaking families with young children. The training, put on by Ad Astra Behavioral Analytic Services, is for…
Talk of deportations stirs worry, uncertainty in Nebraska
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations is provoking worry in Nebraska’s Latino community and uncertainty in law enforcement. It was a familiar refrain from Donald Trump on…
National Latino advocacy organization visits Omaha, announces endorsements
The president and two former presidents of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) visited Omaha to encourage Latino voters to head to their polling places. LULAC,…
Martín Salazar: The Guardian of South 24th Street
Colorful flowers bloom out of the concrete, mosaic-decorated planter boxes that mark the sidewalks of Omaha’s South 24th Street. Whether the bustling corridor is filled with shoppers and…
