civil rights

Powerbroker Screens at Film Streams

Cheril Lee — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:06:06 +0000

Film Streams is partnering with the Urban League of Nebraska to present a special documentary called “The Powerbroker” this Thursday.

Sokolof Lecture focuses on civil rights movement

Katie Schubert — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

The relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities, and their roles in the civil rights movement, is the topic of a lecture Thursday at UNO.

Omaha City Council passes LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance

Katie Schubert — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:14:56 +0000

The Omaha City Council has approved an ordinance banning discrimination in the workplace and all public places against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

Councilman Ben Gray sponsored the ordinance. It passed on a city council vote of four to three. The vote came one week after a three-hour public hearing, where supporters and opponents made their case as to why the ordinance should, or shouldn’t, pass.