A NEW Lifestyle and Community
Empowerment Magazine serving
African-Americans in the Greater Omaha Area

Revive! Omaha Magazine will serve this audience by recognizing, celebrating and empowering African-American achievements and accomplishments.

African-Americans have a rich history and legacy in our area. International history-makers, business professionals, athletes, entertainers, pastors, elected officials, community leaders and others with great influence have called and still call Omaha home. What you may not know is that African-Americans have over 2,000 businesses in the State of Nebraska, over 150 predominantly African-American churches and that’s just the start.

Despite what you may hear in other places… We work. We shop. We play. We Worship. We live! Each month we will present the positive story of African-Americans who are making a difference and living life with purpose in the Greater Omaha Area.

REVIVE! Staff:
Publisher/President: Willie D. Barney
Vice-President/Executive Editor: Yolanda M. Barney
Chief Financial Officer: Gregory A. Johnson
Design & Desktop Publishing / Webmaster: Kate M. Rice

Contributing Writers:
Femi Awodele, Rev. Selwyn Q Bachus, Patricia Barron
Yvette Coppage, Dr. Viv Ewing, Rev. Dwight Ford
Sheva D. Ford, Janice Gilmore, Greg Johnson
Dr. Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi, Lesley Leach, Rev. Bruce Norris
Dr. Rubens J. Pamies, Velma J. Sanders
Julia Parker, James Barnes, Patricia Tinder

Contributing Photographers:
Donnie Branson, Kate Rice, Herb Thompson



Obama Photos Courtesy of Obama for America Revive! Omaha Magazine is a publication of SMB Enterprises, LLC and is distributed via mail and selected locations throughout the Greater Omaha area and beyond. ©2009 SMB Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, without express written permission from the Publisher, is prohibited, excepting individually copyrighted articles or photographs. The views expressed herein, whether expressed as fact, fiction, opinion, advice or otherwise, are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the ownership or management of SMB Enterprises or Revive! Omaha Magazine. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope if their return is desired. We reserve the right to edit, use, or not use materials submitted. The publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited materials. The publication of any advertisement in this issue doesnot constitute an endorsement of the advertiser’s products or services.


Revive ! Omaha
P.O. Box 540880
Omaha, NE 68010
(402) 490-1542

If you're interested in being a contributing writer or photographer, please contact us at: info@reviveomaha.com.

©2009 Revive! Omaha Magazine. All rights reserved.