Ambitious plans call for a $120 million mixed-use campus to rise on the site of Malcolm X’s birthplace in North Omaha.
The project, led by the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, would place a cultural center and museum at 34th and Evans streets. Future phases include affordable housing units, a financial incubator, public green space and a hotel.
JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike, executive director of the foundation, said that within the next few years the 18-acre site will transform into a major international destination. At its core, the project is intended to honor Earl and Louise Little and their son Malcolm X, one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights leaders…