North Omaha museum puts African American veterans in the spotlight
The North Omaha museum lists its Veterans Day observance Nov. 11, noon to 3 p.m.
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OMAHA — The stories of African Americans who served in the military, including Tuskegee Airmen who made Nebraska their home, are part of the history preserved at the Great Plains Black History Museum. This Veterans Day, the North Omaha museum will put that service at the center of a Nov. 11 observance.
“Veterans Day Celebrating African Americans Who Served” is listed for noon to 3 p.m. at the museum, 2221 N. 24th St., inside the Jewell Building.
The observance comes while the museum is presenting an exhibit about Nebraska’s Tuskegee Airmen and other African American service members from the area. That exhibit continues through Jan. 1, 2027.
Bertha Calloway founded the museum, which grew from her 1975 vision of sharing African American history with the Omaha community. The military exhibit is part of that work, telling the stories of Nebraskans who served.
The museum lists regular admission as free, but its Veterans Day announcement does not specify an event charge, registration requirements or program details. Before visiting, confirm arrangements at 402-932-7077 or info@GPBlackHistoryMuseum.org. Parking is available in the building’s south lot and on the street.
Source: Great Plains Black History Museum: Nov. 11 Veterans Day event listing and Tuskegee Airmen exhibit listing (On Exhibit section); founding and mission (About section); address, phone and email (Contact section); admission, hours, Jewell Building location and parking (plan-your-visit page); all opened Nov. 3, 2026.
How we checked this: Reported from the Great Plains Black History Museum's On Exhibit, About and Contact sections of its home page and its plan-your-visit page, opened Nov. 3, 2026, at 9:46 p.m. CT, and checked against the record by our copy desk before publishing.