'A rare, sacred kind of unity': Omaha's celebration of Black pride and togetherness to draw 17,000 back home - Flatwater Free Press

'A rare, sacred kind of unity': Omaha's celebration of Black pride and togetherness to draw 17,000 back home - Flatwater Free Press

Cheryl Berry Neal didn’t have to think much about whether to make the trek from Atlanta to Omaha later this month. It is, after all, a homecoming — a celebration that some 17,000 other out-of-state visitors will join. Held every two years, Native Omaha Days represents Nebraska’s largest observance of Black pride and solidarity. It’s a weeklong celebration born out of the turmoil of the 1960s and longstanding traditions that trace back to the end…