The Asian Experience and Racism in Omaha

Jennifer Dang talks about her experience of going to high school in Omaha, where racism is high and the mean spirited students used to call her names. Ms. Dang did not have a safe space or someone in the racist school system because it was an unsafe place. She also spoke about the need to learn about Asian culture and their contributions to this country.

Recent Murders in Omaha by the Omaha Police Department: Real Community Engagement and Dialogue.

Anthony Rogers-Wright talked with a host of community folks about the racism and elitism of the dysfunctional Omaha Police Department's inability to engage the communities of Color on their needs. The Omaha Police Department practices racism and apartheid behaviors and has been found guilty of sexual harassment. Omaha's lack of credible leaders fighting the oppressors is embedded in many publicly funded institutions. The incompetent DEI folks are afraid to speak, and many of them are not pushing back at police misconduct in our communities. Anthony provided solutions to address this segregated community's political and social gaps.

Kamau N'Namdi talks about the Racist and Broken Criminal Justice system.

Kamau N'Namdi talk about the racism and classism in the criminal justice system that is the jury pool is flawed. He outlines how citizens are sentence in a cottage industry that make money off the back of People of Color, namely African Americans and Latinos. There are low income whites who are also caught up in this maze of injustice because the criminal justice system criminal. If we are the change this corrupt racist system we must abolish it or defund it because too many white racist judges, and county attorneys and public predenders are making bank or Benjamins off the backs of the oppressed. This occurring in many cities, states, counties, and the federal system with the corrupt and evil FBI system. They are learning a great deal from the evil CIA who have blood on their hands.

Issues and Challenges in Black Studies: Problems with Miseducation of the Negroes in Omaha NE

Dr. Nikitah Imani talks about the challenges of being a Black Scholar in a system that is racist and wants to maintain the plantation. Too many so-called scholar’s are not involved in nation or community building and have used the master’s tools to construct their homes. This program offers hard-hitting facts about the buffer elites and sell-outs who make up the plantation communities in Nebraska.

Omaha Plantation Housing Authority and its Bed Bugs problems in the towers.

Hasani Lee shares the ongoing fight to get the incompetent staff to respond to the beg bug in the units. Mr. Lee outlines the lack of support from the racist and apartheid legal system in Nebraska. No ACLU, Legal Aid of Nebraska, or other so-called nonprofit organizations are working on these simple issues. Mr. Lee makes a call to arms to fight the superbugs that will not leave the seniors alone in the slum housing regime in Omaha. Also, the Queen Mayor and the dysfunctional HUD are sleeping at the wheel because they really don't care about the residents or our community.

Racism and Racial Disparities with the Juvenile Justice Regime in Douglas County Nebraska.

Eliga Ali deconstructs the racism and apartheid nature of the system to continue to enslave African American males and families with their oppressive system that relegates African Americans to a cottage industry as the juvenile justice system in Douglas County, Nebraska. Many of these racists support the long-term confinement of African American males because they are intent on destroying the African American community. Eliga outlines steps we must take to get out of their bankruptcy system. The school-to-prison pipeline is working well in the apartheid school district of the Omaha Plantation Schools. The graduation rates are decreasing, and the white supremacy administration doesn't have a clue because they fail to engage the community members who have escaped from that oppressed pacification system.

Program Voter Education in and Engagement for the Community ft Y'shall Davis

Y’Shall Davis talks about the importance of getting grassroots families and individuals to participate in the voter system. Y’Shall provide an overview of her work, the issues of reentry of returning citizens from prison to the community, and why it is important to restore their rights despite the reactionary personality that wants to disfranchise them for life. She also talks about her younger years of dealing with hip-hop and rap music with some old-school music.

Dr. Donna Polk talks about Native and African American challenges we face in crazy time of 2024.

Dr. Donna Polk is interviewed about problems we are dealing with racism, and Native and African American issues. We must confront the health care issues that Douglas County is ignoring and others who are not helping to review the negative conditions in the respective community. Prevention is key according to the issues for People. of Color. A'Jamal facilitated the questions and comments from the participants to make the is a robust discussion.

Immigration, Racist Policy toward Africa, Mexico, Central America & Progressive Education.

A'Jamal and Patrick talk about white supremacy in higher education and the oppressive educational systems. We touch upon the corruption of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, and his worm-like behaviors undermine the struggle with his selfish behaviors that impede our struggle. We call out the poor quality of public education (full of daughters of the confederacy) and the level of racists who control those systems that keep us locked in second-class treatment. This program is part of our manifesto to help families understand that even those with higher education are often useless to our struggle when they accept the 40 pieces of silver and refuse to work in our respective communities for liberation. Dr. Valasquez reflects upon his history in Omaha of speaking truth to power. He also calls out sell-out organizations, such as the G.I forum, which has little to show for improving Latinos and Chicano in Nebraska. A'Jamal also questions the usefulness of the NAACP and Nebraska Urban League in today's struggle without substance.

William King African Americans in Radio and Media in Omaha Nebraska

Bro King talks about the challenges he faces dealing with the community, the inability of folks to focus on dealing with racism, and the lack of financial support for media in the African American community. William King Jr. also responded to questions about policy brutality by the racist Omaha Police Department and the bystander role of the traditional Uncle Tom organizations that have historically not busted a grape for the masses.

African American Legal Issues & Anti-racism in Nebraska ft Attorney Potso Mahlangeni

This program is about racism in the legal community in Nebraska and the failure of the law schools to educate African Americans to use the legal system to their advantage. Since there are so few practicing African American lawyers in Nebraska. Participants asked questions during the session. We also cover the problem of the various institutions that do not provide justice to African Americans in this apartheid city and state, such as Nebraska ACLU, Legal Aid of Nebraska, and the so-called advocacy organization that does not file cases on behalf of the African American community. Many do not have board members of Color who have a track record of working in our communities.

Alex Johnson a parent of Omaha Plantation Schools fight functionaries educators about their racism.

M,A, Yah Talks about the Black Leaders in Omaha NE and their Uncle Tom behaviors.

This interview is focused on failed Black Leadership in Omaha and the inability of African Americans to make progress in North Omaha. Some too many fake leaders and imposters really don't care about the community by their token position and playing the lapdog for the system. The data illustrates that we are more than marching down the street in the Juneteenth parade that does not produce one change for our community.

Racism in Omaha Nebraska Dealing With His Property Lots

The goal is to help deal with intellectual fragility and the censorship of ideas that some find difficult to discuss. In a previous program, some participants logged out because they could not stomach issues dealing with controversial ideas in the intellectual marketplace. If you experience challenges with the contrary notions, suffer from white fragility, or other phobic topics, this is not the program for you.

Migration Border Control, Racism and White Supremacy

Youth & Family Engagement

Terri Sanders Owner and Publisher of the Omaha Star

Challenging Systems

Featuring Author and Community Advocate MA YAH

MORE - Interview with Author M, A YAH and Owner of Vic's Corn Popper Vic Larson

The status of underrepresented students of color at UNO ft A'Jamal Byndon & Patrick Velasquez PhD

Dr Patrick Velasquez and A’Jamal Byndon will be breaking down their report on the status of underrepresented students of color at UNO!

Racial Healing and Trauma ft Amania Drane and Yvor Stoakley

Amania Drane and Yvor Stoakley are members of the Midwest Gathering, where they talk about their experience in leading a group in Omaha, NE. They outline the importance of dealing with reconciliation and race issues in our communities. This brief interview offers an overview of their activities. This is moderated by A'Jamal Byndon, Chairman of MORE

Legal Issues in Communites of Color ft A’Jamal Byndon & Terri Crawford

Racism, Equity & Justice: Dual Book Discussion ft Dr. Patrick Velasquez

Black Elites ft Trip Reynolds

Trip Reynolds is a community member with an extensive background in many areas, such as human resources, he worked in major corporations, and most of us know him from his work at Cox Cable 22 many years ago. This program explored his latest view on Wakanda and its implication in dealing with Jewkanda. There is symbolism that we must explore if we are to transform our community. As Dave Chapell remarks, we must respect the artist and those who have creative minds to avoid censorship. We talked about lynching, buffoon institutions, Uncle Tom's, lynching of African Americans, The empowerment Network, and other issues that have been swept under their institutional rugs in the communities of the oppressed. Join us for this exciting program, and if you want to know more about Trip Reynolds.

White Women ft Regina Jackson

White Women Community Forum Zoom/Facebook Live event is about two women who developed a series of dinner conversations with white women to talk about racism. Their book. It is titled White Women by Regina Jackson and Saia Rao. The subtitle is “Everything You Already Know About Your Racism and How to do Better. Jackson and Rao's salient comments and observations illustrate the events we experienced in Nebraska during our Omaha Table Talk days dealing with antiracism work. MORE was contacted to help them share their expertise in Nebraska because we are one of the only antiracism nonprofits with a mission to explore and expose racist behaviors. We have countless white women who are apologists and supporters of racism and who voted for President Trump. There are covert racist females in high places who support the antiracism cause because they think that unwittingly work is doing good. These closet racists and complicity bystanders cannot engage in actual work because of white fragility and their “internalized misogyny,” as cited by the authors. Such behaviors control the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission and other nonprofits or government agencies. This book discussion will afford the authors and the participants to discuss interracial dinner experiences and what can be done to reverse the high level of racism practiced by white women who are often worse than their men. A'Jamal Byndon, the Chairman of MORE, asks the participants to read the book and come up with questions and comments relevant to the book: White Women. We also hope a few good women will see their light and support real antiracism work by including People of Color instead of their make-believe work. Nebraska is evolving into Texas, Florida, and other unenlightening places by accepting oppressive homogeny or racism. Copies of the book can be found on Amazon.

Law Enforcement in Communities of Color ft Ben Salazar, Cammy Watkins, A’Jamal Byndon

A Forum about Law Enforcement in the Communities of Color The recent tragedy in Memphis illustrates that systems and law enforcement, regardless of their racial composition, can engage in racially motivated behaviors despite the officers being of the same racial group as the victims. Racial experts cite that People of Color can be water carriers for the oppressive system by acting as agents for those examples of brutality. We saw this in South Africa, Nazi Germany, and models within the United States, where racial groups were brainwashed to fight their respective groups' members for the system. These systems can promote a toxic culture of command and control that exists within many police departments of which Omaha is not exempt. The murder of a civilian Tyre Nichols by law enforcement officials raises concerns yet again about the system of policing in our country and in Omaha, Nebraska. In times such as these, it is the responsibility of those who seek solutions in our community to provide space for dialogue about ways to preventhese tragic events from occurring. In addition, it is important to evaluate current institutional practices to ensure similar policies or practices that allowed the tragedies in Memphis (and Los Angelos in the past) are not in place locally. Panelists are: Ben Salazar, Cammy Watkins, A’Jamal Byndon,

Southern Africa Project - 21st Century Racism in Southern Africa ft. Merapelo Shana Letebele

The Southern Africa Project will help deconstruct the impact of apartheid in Southern Africa; and demonstrates clear similarities with historical racism in the United States. The sum of these efforts will efforts will facilitate understanding and acknowledgement of how historical racism has destroyed the Black communities. Letebele’s approach is rooted in the realization that all “knowledge” in the sense of facts, information, or explanations about African history is peddled from a Eurocentric lens and philosophical basis. The time for Africans and African Americans to generate their historical knowledge. Through this project, Ms. Letebele will lead and collaborate with like-minded individuals and entities to explore the experience of knowing and contemplate newly discovered information about previously hidden elements of African and African American history; in pursuit and advancement of racial healing and knowledge.

The State of Black America - a year end review ft Dr Imani

Dr. Nikitah Imani is a professor in the Black Studies Department at UNO. Since he is connected to issues dealing with the African American community and diaspora, I invited him to share significant highlights he perceives from his academic position at the University and his contact with grasstops and community issues affecting our people. We will focus on what is right and wrong regarding issues impacting the African American community in Omaha and Nebraska. Please let me warn our listening audience that we will share not-so-pretty opinions, ideas, and problems that might make folks squirm in their high chairs or call out their uncles. Some Potential Questions: As we move into the new year, what are the three or five most significant things/issues impacting the Black community? We just heard that our so-called superintendent, who flew in on a yardstick, is abandoning the African American educational regime. What can we do to stop these fly- by-night opportunists from gaining lucrative pensions and salaries off the backs of our community and taxpayers, and mainly doing very little to reverse the dismal educational disparities for African Americans in the plantation schools? As an African American, how do you measure success for the African American community or individuals? There will be time at the end for questions and comments for Dr Imani!

Mental Health in The Black Community ft
Dr. Donna Polk, Tamika Mease, Frank Bailey, Larry Duncan

‘Where's the outrage?' Access to mental health specialists is a problem for many black and brown families in Omaha. From affordability to a disconnect on available resources, kids who need help are not getting it. Many in the community are raising important questions...such as, "why is it easier to talk to a therapist once you're in the system than before?"

This forum is designed to address that question, and unpack others such as:

1) What is the disconnect between available resources and the families who need it?

2) Is local funding for low-income healthcare being properly allocated to reach those in need?

3) What can we propose to our local officials in order to bring solutions to the table?

Post Election Discussion ft Dennis Womack & Cheryl Weston

Native Life in South Africa by Sol. T Plaatje Book Review By A'Jamal Byndon

A few months ago, we watched a presentation about a south African female writer as part of an African literature book discussion. Dr. Victoria “Ntozi” Mahlangeni said we could use a similar format to discuss other African writers who don’t get much attention in the media. We decided to focus on Sol Plaatje. Mr. Plaatje is a Motswana man who grew up and lived in Apartheid South Africa. The book Native Life in South Africa was written in the early 1900s and is out of print. Plaatje, a political journalist, was one of the founders of the South African Native National Congress and (later became the African National Congress- ANC) the first advocate and writer for fair land redistribution in southern Africa. His book Mhudi 1930 was the first English novel printed by a Black South African. Dr. Mahlangeni passed away in September to the spirit world or the world of our ancestors and A’Jamal Byndon, her husband of 43 years, decided to move forward with this event. A’Jamal met Victoria when he was a Peace Corps Volunteer in 1977. They got married in Lobatse, Botswana, in 1977, and A’Jamal was one of the founding members of Omaha Table Talk, a program to bring community members of various ethnic and racial groups to talk about race issues. One of A’Jamal and Victoria’s friends who grew up in South Africa shared that in her elementary and secondary apartheid education, they did not learn about some great heroes of the struggle in their formal education. Fast forward to many contemporary issues, adherents of African culture and literature are unaware of Bessie Head, a South African refugee novelist who lived in Botswana, and others who are the shoulders on whom we stand for continued progress. Bessie also wrote the introduction for a subsequent edition of the Native Life in South Africa book.

This event is co-sponsored by Tswana History Matters, Inclusive Communities, and Afromaha.

This week we host an interview and Q & A session with Dr. Patrick Velasquez Who talks about the book Bad Mexicans!

Dr. Patrick Velasquez is a board member of MORE and is actively involved in social justice issues dealing with Latino/Chicano communities. He was born and raised in Omaha and was formerly the director of the Chicano Awareness Center, which was renamed the Latino Center of the Midlands. He was involved in doing social justice work and instrumental in getting the Omaha Public School to adopt some semblance of Multicultural Education for students of color in 1983.During our conversation dealing with historical issues affecting People of Color, mainly Mexican Americans/Chicanos.

This week we host an interview and Q & A session with Professor Dr. Imani who talks about Malcolm X's Nebraska HOF induction and his latest article.

Dr. Imani is a faculty member in the University of Nebraska Omaha Black Studies department. Before joining the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2012, he taught Sociology and Africana Studies at James Madison University. Dr. Imani earned Doctorate and Masters of Arts degrees in Sociology and a Masters of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Florida. Dr. Imani is on the editorial board for two journals, Critical Sociology and the Journal of Racial Pedagogy.

This week we host an interview and Q & A session with local business owner David Mitchell.

We invited David to "Throwing Down Some Heavy Light" because of his frequent challenges in dealing with Douglas County Attorney's office and the Omaha law enforcement clan.

This interview was conducted by A'Jamal Byndon.

Some potential questions:

1. Over the past few years, I have followed your ordeal with racist law enforcement and county attorney staff. Please share with the audience these bogus charges and give the details of how they transpired?

2. You ran for the Omaha City Council and lost the election because of the unfounded charges. Why did they target you, and after this case was over, did they offer you any funds or redress for

   their racist behaviors?

3. Many African Americans have never seen these individuals doing community forums or engaging with folks in a healthy fashion. What were your previous encounters with law enforcement, county attorney, or public pretenders in North Omaha?