LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The president of Omaha's Empowerment Network is set to speak at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to commemorate Martin Luther King Junior.
Willie Barney is the scheduled keynote speaker on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the Nebraska Union's auditorium. His talk is titled, "Beyond the Flames of Racial Discord: Working Together to Transform Communities."
Barney will discuss the racial protests and demonstrations of the 1960s, and explore what progress has been made and what work remains to be done.
The Empowerment Network is a coalition of residents, elected officials, neighborhood groups and others that work to improve Omaha.
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