Category: culture
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A Biography of Cathy Hughes
This is a biography of North Omaha native Cathy Hughes. She grew up in the Logan Fontenelle Projects and today is the 2nd richest Black woman in America.
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Historic Neighborhoods in North Omaha
These are historic neighborhoods in North Omaha, including their establishment, locations and links.
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A History of the Military Theater
This is a history of the Military Theater, which operated from 1928 to 1975 in North Omaha. Today the building is home to Grace Apostolic Church.
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A History of North Omaha’s Stone Soul Picnic
Black people in Omaha have celebrated, uplifted and empowered Black culture in the city for more than 150 years. Sometimes there are events and places that become synonymous with these celebrations. One of these happened for more than 25 years. This is a history of North Omaha’s Stone Soul Picnic. Before this Phenomenon Starting in […]
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A History of the City Interracial Committee
This is the history of the City Interracial Committee, an attempt by youth in the 1930s to overcome segregation in Omaha, Nebraska.
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A History of the Lost Blue Windows House
This is a history of the lost Blue Windows home, a one-time iconic residence in the Ponca Hills of North Omaha, Nebraska.
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A History of The Omaha Guide
This is a history of the Omaha Guide newspaper, a Black-owned and Black-focused semi-weekly in North Omaha, Nebraska from 1927 through 1956.
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A Biography of North Omaha’s Vic Walker
Vic B. Walker (1864-c1925) was an African American attorney, police officer, business owner, and criminal in Omaha, Nebraska.
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A History of Relations between Jews and African Americans in Omaha
This is a history of relations between Black people and Jews in Omaha, Nebraska. It details instances, occasions, places and spaces where the Jewish community interacted with the Black community in the city.
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A History of North Omaha’s Red Dot Athletic Club
This is a history of the Red Dot Athletic Club, a North Omaha sports association for young people from 1924 to 1926.
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A History of the Grand Theater in North Omaha
This is a history of the Grand Theater near N. 16th and Locust. It was open from 1914 to 1931, and stands still today.
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A History of Antisemitism in Omaha
Throughout the history of Omaha there is a long tradition of hostility towards and prejudice against Jewish people, which is called antisemitism. It has existed since the first Jews arrived in the city in the 1860s. Antisemitism was overt in Omaha into the 1960s, by which time Jews were largely viewed as part of the […]
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Biography of George McPherson
This is the story of Professor George T. McPherson (1864-c1915) of North Omaha, who was the preeminent pianist in Omaha for decades.
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History of the Omaha Colored Baseball League
This is a history of the Omaha Colored Baseball League.
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Biography of Florentine Pinkston
This is a biography of Flora Pinkston (1887-1966) of North Omaha, Nebraska.
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History of North Omaha’s American Legion Post #30
Charity, socializing, and fraternity drove the American Legion Theodore Roosevelt Post #30 in North Omaha. Discover what happened to them.
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Biography of Dr. Craig Morris
One African American dentist in Omaha was a civil rights advocate, economic justice activist, and medical leader in the community. Then he simply left North Omaha. This is a biography of his life in the community.
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History of the Omaha Night Owls
A century ago, the Omaha Night Owls were the “Hottest Colored Orchestra in Town.” This is their story.
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History of 2410 Lake Street
This is a history of the now-demolished building that once stood at 2410 Lake Street that housed a vaudeville theater, movies, a nightclub, a bowling alley, a supper club, and a teen club, as well as a bar before it was demolished in the 1970s.
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History of the Carver Savings and Loan Association
This is a history of the Carver Bank in North Omaha, the first-ever Black-owned bank in Nebraska.
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A History of the Ritz Theater in North Omaha
A theater opened to African Americans in a time when Omaha was deeply segregated, the Ritz Theater was an anomaly in the city. Here’s some of its history.