PHOTOS OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY 2016

PHOTOS OF THE MONTH – JANUARY 2016

“Share an Olive” Martini

“Share an Olive” Martini

YOUNG, GIFTED & BLACK

How a new generation of African-American leaders is guiding Las Vegas into the future. Las Vegas has an outstanding history of black leadership, and a new generation of young and talented leaders is drawing up their own blueprint for success in the 21st century. Their relentless drive for success, and genuine desire to uplift the […]

Taste & Sounds of Soul PSA

African-American owners-operators make history at McDonald’s

9 ways to improve your relationships

BY DR. ROBERT E. FOWLER 1. Listen well and weigh your words before speaking. “If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.” Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 18 is full of advice on words and how to speak with grace and wisdom. It’s not saying to speak like a gentle poet […]

‘Idol’ thoughts

In the final season of an iconic series, a Las Vegas singer punches her ticket to Hollywood. BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD A senior at Cimarron High School, 17-yearold Tiffanne LeMay was listening intently when Ryan Seacrest closed “American Idol” 2015 with a plea for auditioners to step up for the show’s final season. The gifted performer […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Guarding Against Infections

Coping with gestational diabetes

Oral History: Barbara Kirkland

‘Those Were Exciting Times!’ Barbara Kirkland first arrived to Las Vegas in 1946, coming from Shreveport, Louisiana, with her mother. In honor of Black History Month, the renowned educator — who once taught at the Historic Westside School and Kit Carson Elementary School — recently sat down to share her recollections about the Historic Westside […]

School District Pulls Another Sleight of Hand Trick

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET In the first installment of this two-part series, you were shown five primary ways in which I believe the Clark County School District has duped the public. It has avoided accountability for yearly increases in its bloated budget, while student performance shows no corresponding improvement. Now, let me “pull your coat” on why […]

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