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'Exhausting, heartbreaking, devastating': Racism at Wayne school pushes family out of Nebraska
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'Exhausting, heartbreaking, devastating': Racism at Wayne school pushes family out of Nebraska
- Jenna Ebbers
- Jul 21, 2024
- Jul 21, 2024
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When Lee Graham and his family moved to Wayne from California in April 2023, he thought it would be the final landing place for his family.
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Lee and Brittny Graham pulled their son, who is Black, from Wayne High School after he endured consistent racist remarks and actions from his peers.
CODY FREDERICK, Journal Star
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Brittny and Lee Graham moved away from Wayne in May after their adopted Black son faced racist attacks at Wayne High School.
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Mark Lenihan of Wayne Community Schools
ANNA REED, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD file photo
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Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Mark Lenihan said The district plans to welcome guest speakers to the school to talk about racism, harassment, bullying and the impact words can have on others in the coming school year.
CODY FREDERICK, Journal Star
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Top Journal Star photos for July 2024
KC Sohl (right) watches athletes warm up from the starting blocks during the Cornhusker State Games BMX racing competition at Star City BMX on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
People lined up to speak during a town hall hosted by a group of state senators on Monday at the Wick Alumni Center in Lincoln in advance of a special session focused on cutting property taxes. Many said they disliked Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to have the state take over paying for public schools in an effort to cut property taxes.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star file photo
Joe Pick of Bennington (left) carries a box of petition signatures as David Nielsen with Nebraska State Education Association (center) passes one into a Support Our Schools Nebraska truck on Wednesday. The group delivered more than 87,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State in an effort to stop a $10 million appropriation of state tax dollars to private school scholarships.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn (left) and Gov. Jim Pillen give a presentation on a property tax plan on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the State Capitol.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
Shadows of athletes are cast on the wall as they warm up on the diving board during the Cornhusker State Games diving competition at Woods Memorial Pool on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Pinnacle Bank's Caden Ransom (right) celebrates with his teammates after hitting a 2-RBI homer during the first inning of the A-5 legion baseball tournament game against Union Bank on Friday, July 19, 2024, at Den Hartog Field.
KATY COWELL Journal Star
An Allegiant Air jet is seen at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Grand Island.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Shawna Clement (left) and her husband Joshua Bomberger (right) with their rescue dogs on Tuesday in Ceresco. The couple founded The Farm: Senior Dog Sanctuary and will host a fundraiser at Lincoln's Off Leash Dog Bar this Saturday to help offset costs.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sidharth Parthasarathy, 8, from Elkhorn, thinks on his next move during an open play chess tournament put on by the Cornhusker State Games at Southeast Community College on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
The Williams family of Lincoln — Messiah, 9 (from left), mom Cidnei, and Shaun, 10 — play in the Union Plaza water fountain on Monday. The temperature in Lincoln reached 98 degrees Monday, with a heat index that was near 115.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
RWTB's Brooke Densberger, 12, from Fremont, performs a weapons set for judges while wielding twin broad swords from Fremont, during a Karate competition put on by the Cornhusker State Games at Southeast Community College on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Jackie Johnson, of Omaha, is lit by morning light as she completes a dive during the Cornhusker State Games diving competition at Woods Memorial Pool on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lincoln.
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Seward's own Jill Beisel tries to gather up a popped bubble as she competes in the bubble gum blowing contest during Seward's Fourth of July celebration. Bisel would go on to win the contest and be named the 2024 bubble gum blowing state champ.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Husker volleyball player Rebekah Allick (left) and her brother Josiah, a former Nebraska men's basketball player, celebrate lighting the caldron to kick off the Cornhusker State Games during an opening ceremony Thursday outside Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Allick siblings were the honorary torch lighters for the 40th annual sporting competition. More than 8,000 athletes are expected to compete in the games, which take place through July 21 in Lincoln, Omaha, Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island, North Platte and other surrounding communities. Athletes will compete in 70 sports at more than 50 venues.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
People watch the fireworks display during the Uncle Sam Jam Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday at Oak Lake Park.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
Synergy's Justin Kubichek from Waukesha, WI rounds a corner during the USA Roller Sports National Championships 2/3/4 inline relay competition at the Speedway Sports Complex on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
A crowd is pushed back as YouTuber Cam Wilder plays basketball Sunday at Antelope Park.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Captured using a slower shutter speed, fiddle player Sam Packard plays alongside Lloyd McCarter & the Honkey Tonk Revival during ZooFest on North 14th street outside the Zoo Bar on Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Guest walk to the bandshell while wearing Fourth of July-themed hats during Seward's 156th annual Fourth of July celebration on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Lincoln Saltdogs' Matt Pita (19) slides to catch a popfly to right field in the second inning at Haymarket Park on Friday, July 12, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln Gift of Denver, 3, eats a vanilla sprinkle ice cream cone from Zesto on Friday.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
Kennard and Cathy Pischel (from left) pose for a portrait outside of their Lincoln home on Wednesday. The couple adorns their front yard with flags, weather permitting, for patriotic holidays including Memorial Day, Flag Day, Labor Day and the Fourth of July.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Two joggers (bottom) make their way past a large tree that was twisted from the ground and blocked access to Huntington Avenue near Nebraska Wesleyan University following Monday night's storm on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Joshua Morales (second from left), 17, embraces a friend near the scene of a shooting Friday in Crete. Seven people were injured, including four children, and the suspect shot and killed himself, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Carpet Land's Owen Laessig (center) raises the Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament championship plaque after the Rugs defeated Papillion on Sunday at Den Hartog Field.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
A Western Kingbird perches on a pipe with its nest at the former Hansen-Mueller grain elevator near 30th Street and Cornhusker Highway on Wednesday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Tama Krings of Lincoln, (from left), shops for fireworks with her grandchildren Naya Martinez, 10, and Jace Krings, 14, at Wild Willy's Fireworks on Monday in Eagle. Stands in Lincoln can begin selling fireworks Wednesday.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Shaquille O'Neal performs as DJ Diesel to a sold-out crowd on Saturday at the Royal Grove.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
Pinnacle Bank's Braylon Lewis (1) creates a makeshift rally cap with his teammates sunglasses in the seventh inning during a Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament game at Den Hartog Field on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Sierra Edmisten of Hastings (left) high-fives Jo Giles, executive director of the Women’s Fund of Omaha, after signing the affidavit for filing petition pages at the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office on Thursday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Lantis Fireworks' Bengt Embrey (from left), of Valley, and Connor McReynolds, of David City, prepare for a show by loading mortars into HDPE tubes outside of Haymarket Park on Friday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Malcolm's Hayden Frank (left) tags out Hickman's Jordan Monroe (right) at first base during a Mike Peterson/Coach K Tournament game on Friday at Densmore Park.
KATY COWELL, Journal Star
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Lee and Brittny Graham pulled their son, who is Black, from Wayne High School after he endured consistent racist remarks and actions from his peers.
- CODY FREDERICK, Journal Star
Brittny and Lee Graham moved away from Wayne in May after their adopted Black son faced racist attacks at Wayne High School.
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Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Mark Lenihan said The district plans to welcome guest speakers to the school to talk about racism, harassment, bullying and the impact words can have on others in the coming school year.
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