Celebrating Valentine’s Day – Las Vegas Black Love

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Charles Tureaud asks the community…How can we end POVERTY?

“Small business is the key. We need more programs to help small business, because that’s who is suffering and that’s the backbone of our economy. Most of these jobs come from small business. We can bail out Wall Street and the banks. We need incentives, and small business don’t have access to credit, they can’t […]

PEACE – A wish for PEACE in Haiti

On the eve of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the ground beneath our brothers and sisters in Haiti shook with the fury of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. In an instant, the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere was further devastated by natural disaster, killing an estimated 200,000 people and leaving an untold number with grave injuries. Weeks later, our nightly newscasts continue to be filled with the tragic, indelible images: men, women and children lying dead, unattended, in the streets of Port-au-Prince; others remain badly hurt, many with limbs in need of amputation but no doctors to perform the surgery.

Karen P. Bennett-Haron – Judge optimistic about the future of African-Americans in Las Vegas

A familiar local refrain — “You don’t meet many Nevada natives anymore” — echoes through my mind as I sit down to speak with Judge Karen P. Bennett, justice of the peace of Las Vegas Township Department 7.
Although she has made history as the city’s first African-American female justice of the peace, Bennett-Haron has reservations about publicly discussing the designation. by Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud

A conversation with WENDELL WILLIAMS

The EVOLUTION of a community. A conversation with WENDELL WILLIAMS by Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud

JACKIE’S ICED OUT BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP

JACKIE’S ICED OUT BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOP – Business caters to celebrities and locals alike

Yéle Haiti – Foundation dedicated to improving life in Haiti

When major events occur, it is often said that “the earth stood still.” In the aftermath of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, people around the world have become transfixed by nonstop coverage of the disaster and death left in its wake.
The capital city of Port-au-Prince — the political and economic center of one of the world’s poorest countries — was shaken with a fury that sent buildings of every size crumbling to the ground. The quake was followed immediately by the cries of millions whose dreams were once again deferred and whose loved ones’ lives met tragic ends.