INVISIBLE AFRICA…A refugee’s story
November 2, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Feature

Las Vegas resident Luzau Balowa is a refugee from the DRC, where he was a journalist and teacher. In 2002, he received a six-month jail sentence for his writings against government injustice and sexual violence. He eventually managed to escape his homeland and, via Kenya, resettled in Las Vegas with his wife and son in 2008.
‘Color’ commentary on the business of advertising
November 2, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Conversation

by Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud Las Vegas recently played host to the 2012 AdColor Awards and Industry Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. More than 1,000 leading advertising and marketing executives attended the event put on by the nationally recognized nonprofit, which has a mission to “celebrate and champion diversity in the advertising, marketing, media and public relations industry.”