Omaha Magazine: Faces 2017
“Willie Barney, one of Omaha’s ‘most significant leaders…”
April 15, 2018
“Everybody says that it takes a village to raise a child, but what happens when the village needs to be rebuilt?” asks Willie Barney, founder and president of the Empowerment Network.
The “village” concept is integral to the Empowerment Network’s philosophy, and the organization has been a key voice in shaping the North Omaha Village Revitalization Plan.