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Dawaune Hayes

Dawaune, an artist, journalist, and social entrepreneur, brings people, ideas, and resources together for positive change. Dawaune worked in arts advocacy and communications before joining forces with The Omaha Star, Nebraska’s oldest Black-owned newspaper, and 101.3 FM Mind & Soul Radio to develop NOISE – North Omaha Information Support Everyone – in 2018.

Omaha

Existence is enough

August 6, 2021

Dawaune Hayes asks: If we cannot see beyond our own egos, then how could we possibly change politics?

Bodies of evidence

December 19, 2020

The more we normalize a strictly numeral-based reference for human life, the more we lose our personal sense of sacredness, Dawaune Hayes writes.

People-sized politics

March 6, 2020

When we think about national politics, they often have a larger-than-life appeal. We are shown big personalities with multimillion-dollar budgets, talking about how they are going to fix

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Charlyne Berens
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    5618 N 14th Ave.
    Omaha, NE 68110

  • Lewis and Clark Middle School

    6901 Burt St.
    Omaha, NE 68132

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    3300 N. 22nd St.
    Omaha, NE 68110

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    2200 Dodge St.
    Lincoln, NE 68521

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    Lincoln, NE 68507