By: Asia Rollins – February 21, 2025
re-posted with permission from https://theomahastar.com/
“The Omaha Star is a newspaper founded in 1938 in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Mildred Brown and her husband S. Edward Gilbert. Housed in the historic Omaha Star building in the Near North Side neighborhood, today the Omaha Star is the only remaining African-American newspaper in Omaha.[1] It may be the only newspaper in the United States started by an African-American woman.” (Wikipedia.com retrieved February 22, 2025)
The Omaha Star newspaper is available by subscription. Physical copies of the newspaper can be purchased at 2216 N 24th St. Omaha, NE 68110. Terri D. Sanders is the owner and publisher.
Re-posted with permission
About Michella Crumley-Blankman, community liaison for Poll The Vote
Michella is a North Omaha native and black woman who is happily part of a blended family of 6, mirroring the change in today’s family nuclear makeup. She is an experienced leader and invested advocate with a lifelong passion to be of service to her family, faith and community. Michella has been working with Poll The Vote since its inception to support BIPOC outreach initiatives.
She can be reached at: YourVoteCounts@PollTheVote.com
