February 2, 2022
Omaha, NE (February 3, 2022) “Silence Can Be Deadly”! It is almost time for this Spring’s best event in private […]
February 1, 2024
By Juli Oberlander Omaha 100, Inc. president and CEO Malinda Williams has always had a love for finances. Growing up […]
October 20, 2023
By Juli Oberlander When Jacob Idra was at Creighton University, only two percent of the student population looked like him. […]
October 6, 2023
By Juli Oberlander Doris Moore was just two years old when she and her family moved to Omaha to seek […]
September 30, 2023
By Juli Oberlander Ohio native Marisa Hattab’s first love may have been education, but a turn of events led her […]
September 23, 2023
By Leo Adam Biga Togo, West Africa native Philipe “Phil” Bruce came to the United States as a young man […]
September 16, 2023
By Leo Adam Biga Giovanni Jones has boldly made a life and career helping others realize their potential through her […]
September 2, 2023
By Leo Adam Biga Girls-women’s athletics has come far since the passage of 1972 Title IX legislation prohibiting sex-based discrimination […]
August 27, 2023
During The Omaha Star’s 85-year history, women have always been at the helm of Nebraska’s longest-lived Black media organization. Current […]
July 20, 2023
Emboldened by aspirational parents whose roots are in the Virgin Islands, North End Teleservices, LLC CEO, and owner Carmen Tapio […]
March 13, 2023
Marcus Taylor: Called to Serve Omaha Police Department Lieutenant Found His Niche in Law Enforcement
Serving others is how Omaha Police Department Lieutenant Marcus Taylor, 42, was raised. He did part of his growing up […]
February 26, 2023
Lessons learned to inform the entrepreneurial path Seneca Harrison has taken as the owner of four distinctly different businesses. Growing […]
February 18, 2023
by Leo Adam Biga Legacy is at the heart of Marcus Bell serving as 100 Black Men of Omaha’s Executive […]
February 17, 2023
Shonna Dorsey has been an influencer in Omaha’s startup tech scene for about a decade. Now she is positioned to […]
January 31, 2023
When Dr. Cheryl Logan steps down as Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Superintendent in June 2023, to return to her East […]
January 29, 2023
Omaha community leader, advocate, connector and entrepreneur Tim Clark, 58, is taking time out for himself for a change. Recovering […]
January 29, 2023
Growing up an only child in Memphis, Tennessee, April Hibbler imagined herself engaged in international relations. Once armed with her […]
January 28, 2023
Public relations professional Monique Farmer, owner of Avant Solutions and a former communication executive with the U.S. Army Corps of […]
January 28, 2023
To be young, gifted, and Black. The phrase comes from the Nina Simone song by Weldon Irvine that celebrates the […]
December 23, 2022
No sooner did venerable stage-screen actor John Beasley of Omaha realize what maybe the role of a lifetime playing older […]
December 21, 2022
Kenny and Felicia (Lisa) Merritt may not own the titles that go with conventional leadership, but their heart for family […]
December 13, 2022
Fifty years ago, Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers won the 1972 Heisman Trophy as college football’s outstanding player for his video […]
December 9, 2022
by Leo Adam Biga Eugene (Gene) Padgett has always been a numbers guy. Since completing a stint in the U.S. […]
December 9, 2022
by Leo Adam Biga Kimberly C. Sherrod Barnes recently joined the growing ranks of Black women leading metro area organizations […]
December 5, 2022
by Leo Adam Biga Omaha Black power couple Thomas and Aileen Warren have been devoted to each other and to […]