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Protesters Need to Turn Out at the Polls, City Council Proposes Mask Mandate, Teachers Retire Early to Stay Safe and More Top Local News for Monday, August 3

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Addie Costello

8/03/20 • Day 43 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Black Lives Matter. So Does Voting How will the recent protests against police brutality affect the country’s future? Tim McMahan believes that the greatest changes will come if all the young protesters show up to vote. View […]

Omaha Facility Runs COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, ACLU Helps Arrested Protesters, Airport Expansion Paused and More Top Local News for Friday, July 31

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Addie Costello

7/31/20 • Day 40 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ‘They Awoke a Sleeping Giant’: The Fight Is Far from Over for Omaha Protesters On Thursday afternoon, 96 arrested protesters gathered at Culxr House on North 24th Street Thursday afternoon to organize and connect with ACLU of Nebraska […]

‘They Awoke a Sleeping Giant’: The Fight Is Far from Over for Omaha Protesters

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Chris Bowling

By Chris Bowling While Calvin Graeve sat in his orange jail jumpsuit, he alternated between fear and anger. He cried and lashed out at guards watching over him and about 120 other protesters arrested Saturday night in Omaha. One of the few things that kept Graeve grounded, was a melody he couldn’t get out of […]

Bemis Center Reopening, Abortion Ban Stalling, Meatpacking Plant Safety Bill Rejected and More Top Local News for Thursday, July 30

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Addie Costello

7/30/20 • Day 39 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Art Center Reopens with Chance to View Two Shows Cut Short by COVID The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts announced its closure due to the pandemic, but the center has announced its availability to view in person […]

Black Lives Matter. So does voting

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Tim McMahan

June 22, 2020 – Planning for the July issue of The Reader started with the protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the beginning of June. The issue’s topic: Inequity, though that seemed too narrow. Why not broaden it to the real issue — social justice, or the state of race relations in […]

Increased Number of Evictions for People of Color, Police Receive Funds for Night Vision Equipment, Meatpacking Workers Fight for Safer Conditions and More Top Local News for Wednesday, July 29

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Addie Costello

7/29/20 • Day 38 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Evictions and Race in Omaha: New Study Draws a Connection, Offers Solutions The findings, the first step in an ongoing study, show evictions tend to occur in areas with worse school attendance and higher rates of COVID-19 […]

Evictions and Race in Omaha: New Study Draws A Connection, Offers Solutions

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Chris Bowling

Kleatha Livingston felt like she’d done everything right. She moved into a good neighborhood in West Omaha with better schools for her four kids. She had a job as a social worker helping adults struggling with disorders like ADHD and OCD. She paid her rent on time. She took care of her home. So why, […]

Corrections and Protesters, UNMC Report Says School Unsafe, Legislative Crunch Time and more Top Local News for Tuesday, July 28

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Chris Bowling

7/28/20 • Day 37 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook From Moment to Movement On June 11 the Omaha Chamber of Commerce released “We Will,” a promise from more than 150 business leaders to stand against racism and promote substantive change through a series of actions. View our guide to local resources at TheReader.com Good morning, […]

From Moment to Movement

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Mason Peterson

The Greater Omaha Chamber, with CEOs active in their program Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity and Equity (CODE), recently released a series of statements following the death of George Floyd. The first on June 1 said Floyd’s death represented “long-standing inequities and division that exist both nationally and locally in our society.” The Chamber then went […]

Arrested Protestors Stuck in Jail After Computer Malfunction, Omaha’s Police Brutality Examined, Mask Mandate Considered for Omaha and more Top Local News for Monday, July 27

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Addie Costello

7/27/20 • Day 36 of Phase III • Nationwide case trends Support us by becoming a member and following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Arrested Protesters Spend Fearful Night in Douglas County Jail due to Computer Malfunctions In the first mass arrest since early June, around 100 people were arrested for obstructing traffic and failure to disperse. Many protesters waited for […]

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