Comments on: Black and Dead in Omaha http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/ Ancient Danger in a Human World Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WHY? « Northside Chip's Corner http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-1405 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:27:06 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-1405 [...] WHY? Why is a black Nebraskan 18-times more likely to be the victim of a homicide than any other ethnic g…  [...]

]]> By: Illegal Student Aliens | Boles University Blog http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-899 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:06:36 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-899 [...] was made this month in Omaha, Nebraska as a judge threw out a frivolous lawsuit while confirming that a land grant university is [...]

]]> By: David W. Boles http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-862 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:28:31 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-862 Omaha is definitely a fascinating city, Andrew. There are pockets of tremendous wealth close to desperate niches of ghetto despair. One day soon, that incongruity between unequal socio-economic neighborhoods will fester and burst into mainstream neighborhoods of the majority power.

]]> By: Andrew http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-851 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:08:52 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-851 I just found this through google, and figured why not give my input on this old post haha! I am a north omaha resident myself, and I feel that the amount of police I see in my neighborhood makes it feel more like a warzone than my home, it’s scary honestly and more police is not the answer. The solution to the problem facing my generation isn’t school alone, and I could go on for days about the things I would like to see change. However at its simplest, I feel that people need to start standing up for themselves and their community. We have become so apathetic that when police murder a man in broad day light we simply shut ourselves in and tell ourselves they were in the right. I mean hell, every night I see a pig flash his lights to run a stop light, the corruption is running so deep. I wish there were a police watch group in omaha, or at least a group of people willing to put in the work.

Kind of long winded sorry. I just have a lot on my mind, and feel like I am going crazy sometimes. Keep your head up, David.

]]> By: David W. Boles http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-716 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:54:54 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-716 Can you provide a link for your statement?

]]> By: Amy http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-715 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:50:36 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-715 What is not mentioned is it is black killing black.

]]> By: Black and Happier. Slightly. | Carceral Nation http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-636 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:45:35 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-636 [...] Boles Black happiness is on the rise.  Or so it seems.  Is it because of Barack Obama?  Or is something else at play in the land of societal equality and community equilibrium?  Last week, The New York Times tried [...]

]]> By: Wild West American Justice | Carceral Nation http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-572 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:41:08 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-572 [...] by David W. Boles America is a country that loves to punish.  We punish foreign nations.  We discriminately punish our own.  This week, The Economist rightfully flays the ongoing — and failed — notion of Wild [...]

]]> By: Wattstax and Understanding the 1965 Watts Riot « Urban Semiotic http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-514 Wed, 26 May 2010 13:52:19 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-514 [...] leave a comment » Wattstax is a musical documentary hosted by Richard Pryor that challenges you to propel your common morality back in time to test it against a known event for values conditioning.  Who are you and what do you believe?  Would your burn down your neighborhood to make a political point?  How are you protected from the hangman’s noose? [...]

]]> By: David W. Boles http://carceralnation.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-487 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:46:25 +0000 http://carceralnation.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/black-and-dead-in-omaha/#comment-487 I guess hatred is learned through behavior and parenting and the only way to break out of that pattern is through opportunity, exploration of new memes, and education. I have to think if more people were in school and actively learning instead of hunting each other on the streets, the communities would flourish instead of founder.

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