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16th Annual Taste & Sounds of Soul
“The 16th Annual Las Vegas Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival and Las Vegas Black Image Magazine Honors was a tremendous success. We like to thank our participating sponsors that include: Channel 13; Southern Glaziers Wine & Spirits; MGM International Resorts; Martell Cognac; Wells Fargo; Caesars Entertainment; Southern Nevada Water Authority; KCEP 88.1 FM; Fremont Street Experience and Findlay Chevrolet and the community at large. Here are a few highlights…”
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Over 25,000 attended the 16th Annual Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival over a two days on Fremont Street.
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Over 25,000 attended the 16th Annual Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival over a two days on Fremont Street.
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Las Vegas Urban League President Kevin Hooks receives his honor.
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Caesars Entertainment’s Agnes Cook receives her honor.
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Channel 3’s Krystal Allen accepts her award at the Las Vegas Black Image Magazine Honors.
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Dr. Tiffany Tyler congratulates Monica Ford on her honor.
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Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly presents VP of Southwest Gas Company Vice President Sharon Braddy McKoy with her honor.
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Aynalem Aynee Workneh & Sol Tibebe enjoy the Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival.
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Charles Tureaud presents honor to Travis F. Buchanan, ESQ.
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16th Annual Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival hosts Speedy & Friends.
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Brittany Soul and James Mays perform.
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Commissioner Lawrence Weekly escorts Hammond children to the Honors stage.
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Alex Thomas and Beverly Daisley enjoy the Honors.
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Cassandra Lewis of the City’s Parks & Rec receives her honor.
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Dance group sensation Culture Shock.
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Anna Bailey, Deborah McKenzie and friend, Farrah Gray, Charles Tureaud, and Kimberly Bailey Tureaud.
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Channel 13 anchor Tricia Kean accepts honor.
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Deejay Ice Break engages crowd of 20,000 at Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival.
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Dr. Tiffany Tyler, Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, Capucine Holmes, and honoree Susie Lee.
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Farrah Gray congratulates his brother, Andre Gray, for receiving his honor.
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Flavor Flav accepts honor on behalf of music mogul Teddy Riley.
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Gladys Ahmad
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The Hammond family receives an honor.
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Fred Keeton presents at Las Vegas Black Image Magazine Honors.
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Hank Black, owner of H&H Barbeque, sold out of food on both days of the Taste & Sounds of Soul Festival.
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Henry Thorns, founder and CEO of the Dogcatchers youth sports teams, speaks to the Las Vegas Black Image Magazine Honors crowd.
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Honors recipient Carolyn “CJ” Bevill, with daughter Christine.
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Lana Howard is congratulated by her son and mother after receiving her honor.
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Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce President Ken Evans receives an honor.
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Las Vegas families enjoying the food.
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KCEP’s 88.1 FM’s Carolyn “CJ” Bevill is all smiles about her honor.
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Love and big smiles at Tastes and Sounds of Soul Fest 2017.
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Martell Cognac and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits host an open bar at Las Vegas Black Image Magazine Honors.
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McDonald’s owner/operators Eva Martin and Ron Smith greet the Honors crowd.