Publications by the Black Studies Department faculty members are collected here.

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Submissions from 2023

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Column: Déjà vu all over again, Preston Love Jr.

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Column: The development and recovery of North Omaha, Preston Love Jr.

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Jimmy Carter: A Black Perspective (Community Columnist), Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha lessons from a national tour of Black history, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2022

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A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT JOINS NORTH OMAHA AND CONVENCES A JOINT EFFORT TO HOLD OPPD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TOXICS FROM COAL BURNING, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Begins a New Chapter, Preston Love Jr.

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Truth Can Save Democracy, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2021

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2024: The Fall of the Empire?, Preston Love Jr.

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Blacks and the vaccine — a teaching opportunity, Preston Love Jr.

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DEI vs. CRT, Preston Love Jr.

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King's dream is not achieved as Nebraska carries out assaults on democracy, Preston Love Jr.

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Redistricting in Nebraska, Preston Love Jr.

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Save Our Children, Preston Love Jr.

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Summer 2021 is the time to celebrate Black culture once again, Preston Love Jr.

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We are watching racism's tug-of-war with democracy, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2020

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Attack ads and big spending don't get to the real world underlying political campaigns, Preston Love Jr.

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Lessons from My Journey (a call to action), Preston Love Jr.

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'My hope is that John Lewis’ life will be as a beacon to our young", Preston Love Jr.

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The pandemic of racism has endured and grown. It's time to listen., Preston Love Jr.

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Understand North Omaha's past to chart the best course for the future, Preston Love Jr.

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White America may have amnesia, but don't ask Blacks to forget, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2019

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2019 Black Votes Matter Tour: Comprehensive Report with Data Detail Breakout, Preston Love Jr.

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Did You Know That He(She) Had A Stroke?, Preston Love Jr.

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Face to Face with Black History Tour: A Complete and Comprehensive Trip Report, Preston Love Jr.

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The 2019 Black Votes Matter Face to Face with Black History Tour, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2018

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2018 Election: North Omaha Voted Like Crazy!!, Preston Love Jr.

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Black Votes Matter Election Endorsements, Preston Love Jr.

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Emerging Issues for North Omaha, Preston Love Jr.

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Face to Face with Black History, Preston Love Jr.

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“My Two Years with Jesse Jackson Sr.”, Part 3, Preston Love Jr.

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“My Two Years with Jesse Jackson Sr.”, Part 4, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Makes Political History, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Voter: Which excuse is yours!! Part 2, Preston Love Jr.

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Omaha’s Documented Lynching: Where do we go from here?, Preston Love Jr.

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Responsible Economic Development in North Omaha: Scooters, 30th & Ames, Preston Love Jr.

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The Black Votes Matter Tour Banquet, Preston Love Jr.

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The New Face of North Omaha, 2018: Our Asian/Karen Neighbors, Part 1, Preston Love Jr.

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Urban Economic Development, Preston Love Jr.

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Vanessa Ward for Governor!!, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2017

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2017 Mayoral and City Council Election, Preston Love Jr.

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3120: African American Experience in Politics, Part 1 of 3, Preston Love Jr.

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3120: African American Experience in Politics, Part 2 of 3, Preston Love Jr.

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Black Votes Matter Plans Civil Right Tour Planned for or Teens, Preston Love Jr.

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Community Development: Self-help Approach, Preston Love Jr.

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Ladies and Gentlemen Start Your Engines: 2017 Election is Now, Preston Love Jr.

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Letters from North Omaha, Preston Love Jr.

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“My Two Years with Jesse Jackson Sr”, Part 1, Preston Love Jr.

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“My Two Years with Jesse Jackson Sr”, Part 2, Preston Love Jr.

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Nebraska Felons “Let My People Go””, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Voter: Which excuse is yours!!, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Voter: Which excuse is yours!! Part 2, Preston Love Jr.

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North Omaha Votes Matter: 2017 Election Result and its Impact, Preston Love Jr.

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Our Future leaders, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2016

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2016 Election: Part 2: The Cycle Continues, Preston Love Jr.

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2016 Election: Time for New Attitudes, New Agendas and New Actions, Preston Love Jr.

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2016 Nebraska Democratic Caucus: Everything You Wanted To Know About The Caucus But Were Afraid To Ask, Preston Love Jr.

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2016 North Omaha Voter: “Oops I should have voted”, Preston Love Jr.

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Back to School, Preston Love Jr.

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Black Lives, Black Poverty and Black Votes Matter, Preston Love Jr.

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Black Votes Matter 2016 initiative launched!!, Preston Love Jr.

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Breaking News: Its official, the 2016 Nebraska Election cycle has begun, Preston Love Jr.

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From The National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, Preston Love Jr.

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It is Time to Vote North Omaha, Preston Love Jr.

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It’s Time for Black Votes to Matter, Preston Love Jr.

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Leadership Bankrupt of Unity is Bankrupting our Community, Preston Love Jr.

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Let’s Keep the Victory!, Preston Love Jr.

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National Crisis, Local Crisis, Preston Love Jr.

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Nebraska Democrats Elect New Leadership, Preston Love Jr.

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Needed an Investment in our Youth: Civic Education, Preston Love Jr.

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Omaha Star Exclusive Report: 2016 Nebraska Caucus (North Omaha), Preston Love Jr.

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Presidential Politics and the Black Vote, Part 1 of 3, Preston Love Jr.

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Presidential Politics and the Black Vote, Part 2 of 3, Preston Love Jr.

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Presidential Politics and the Black Vote, Part 3 of 3, Preston Love Jr.

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Superb North Omaha Vote in the Primary: Black Votes Mattered, Preston Love Jr.

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The 2016 Ballot, Preston Love Jr.

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The Black Vote: Ignored or Taken for Granted?, Preston Love Jr.

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The Changing “Face” of North Omaha, Part 2, Preston Love Jr.

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The Republican Convention, Preston Love Jr.

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Voting: What Do Our Kids Say?, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2015

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Breaking News: How to Vote, Preston Love Jr.

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Lessons From The University of Missouri, Preston Love Jr.

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The Changing “Face” of North Omaha, Preston Love Jr.

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The Resurrection of Jim Crow and the Birth of a Non-Voting Black Community, Preston Love Jr.

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This column began last month with a hopeful call for our community to energize and understand that Black Votes Matter, Preston Love Jr.

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Voter Turnout: Ferguson, MO is a Teachable Moment in History in why Black Votes Matter, Preston Love Jr.

Submissions from 2014

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An Invitation to Debate: Envisioning an Africa-Centered Perspective, Engaging Sociological Endeavor, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 2012

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The Implications of Africa-Centered Conceptions of Time and Space for Quantitative Theorizing: Limitations of Paradigmatically-Bound Philosophical Meta-Assumptions, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 2011

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When Turkeys Do Social Theory: Black Swans or White Swans in “Blackface”?, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 2008

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Critical Impairments to Globalizing the Western Human Rights Discourse, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 2004

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The New Negro Arts and Letters Movement Among Black University Students in the Midwest, 1914-1940, Richard M. Breaux

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Navigating Perceptions of ‘Otherness’ in the Classroom: One Experience, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 1999

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Review: Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema by S. Craig WatkinsReview, Nikitah O. Imani

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Qualitative and Quantitative of Land-use Managers' Attitudes Towards Environmental Justice, David O. Padgett and Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 1995

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The Clarity and Confusion Offered by Historical Personal Identity Studies, Nikitah O. Imani

Submissions from 1994

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Racial Barriers to African American Entrepreneurship: An Exploratory Study, Joe E. Feagin and Nikitah Imani