News & Commentary

Sending this type of vehicle to transport officers to perform routine police work can dangerously escalate situations.

Abbi Swatsworth, executive director at OutNebraska, reflects on National Coming Out Day in this guest editorial.

The ACLU of Nebraska supports Native community leaders in Lincoln who are opposing plans for a controversial housing development.

Jason Witmer wrote this piece about the impact writing stories had on him during his time in solitary confinement. Writing was a creative outlet that allowed him to explore his past and current circumstances while empathizing with the experiences of others.

Demetrius D. Gatson wrote this poem during one of the lowest points in her life. Poetry and education were the only two things at this point that allowed her to be herself.

Nature Medicine Song Villegas shares a personal and powerful experience with mass incarceration as part of a new blog series leading up to the Art from the Inside exhibit.

Attorney General Peterson has once again signed Nebraska on to a case that encourages discrimination.

The first time I read Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches by W.E.B Du Bios I remember thinking, why is this author, a giant in American literature, spending so much time on making an argument for the humanity, civil rights and respect of Black people? Should this not be a concept that is easily accepted and understood? 

This Pride, we are encouraging the community to reflect — reflect with joy on our authentic selves, reflect on hard-earned change, and reflect a spirit of community that welcomes everyone. To explore that last idea, we sat down with Abbi Swatsworth, the executive director of OutNebraska, to talk about what community means to her and how we can all work to create strong LGBTQ communities in Nebraska.