Latina mothers in Nebraska join local police to make life safer for children with disabilities
This support group for Latina mothers with disabled children has helped raised over $23,000 for a local safety program.
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Jul 31
Immigrant-run farms and businesses often can't access federal grants. Nonprofits are helping
On a summer day, Sandro Lopes and his 11-year-old daughter Maria, ambled through their nine-acre property in David City, Nebraska,...
Mar 7
Vietnamese Youth Advocate for Housing Justice Amidst Deportation Threats
Ngan Huynh sits at the kitchen table in her family’s Dorchester apartment, bowed over a sheaf of government documents. The 16-year-old is...
Jun 29, 2023
‘I’m not leaving’: How a 21-year-old Salvadoran immigrant is fighting for medical justice
The biting November wind propelled 17-year-old Katherinne Zabaleta through the doors of the emergency facility at the East Boston...
Nov 8, 2022
Five Things to Know About Covering the ‘Dystopia Beat’
NBC reporter Ben Collins ’10 and journalism professor Mark Leccese share a laugh during their talk. Few journalists can say they...
Aug 10, 2022
Mesonjixx on Outlandia, Growth and Expansive Nebraskan Soul Music
The Nebraska native talks musical origins, new live album and upcoming festival performance. Mary Elizabeth Jo Dixen Pelenaise Kapi’olani...
Jun 30, 2022
“I’m Just Ready To Get On-Stage:” Youth-led Bands Take on the Omaha Music Scene
While acts of pre-teens and teenagers light up stages, a local non-profit supports the trend with new mentoring programs. Like most...
Jun 6, 2022
Nebraska Abortion Advocates Ready as Overturn of Roe v. Wade Looms
Recently-established state abortion fund, Nebraska Abortion Resources (NEAR) has been raising funds and gathering volunteers as threats...
Feb 23, 2022
Five Things to Know About Community-Based, Interactive Data Visualization
Growing up in Colombia—at a time when violence plagued the country—Lina Maria Giraldo found both healing and expression in creating art....
Sep 7, 2021
“What if it was you”: A Nebraskan student body’s movement to dismantle campus rape culture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln students protest the handling sexual assault cases on campus.
Sep 7, 2021
Among friends, the Millard mask debate has a different tone
Sarah Moore and Amber Lichti have lived in the same Millard cul-de-sac for seven years, separated by one house. They share the occasional...
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