LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHERS: The Q Factor and our holiday spirit

However you celebrate, we pray that you and your families enjoy the holiday season with joy in your hearts and peace in your souls. 

This issue of Las Vegas Black Image salutes Quincy Jones — whose massive cultural impact will be forever felt throughout the arts, popular music, and philanthropy. His life and work inspired so many, and has long been a north star for Black excellence. Jones’ passing may have silenced the strings on the violin of his life, but his legacy lives on in the work he has inspired and will continue to inspire. 

The backbone of our community will always be the family — and the togetherness of the holiday season reminds us to hold tight to our collective strengths. We honor the Black families of Southern Nevada in this issue, along with a celebration of the seven principles of our Kwanzaa — reminding us how important our spiritual gifts are to one another, and how much they outweigh the materialistic and commercial values that constantly ring in our ears. 

Elsewhere in this issue: readers reveal what gets them into the holiday spirit, Dr. Marguerite Brathwaite of Innovative Women’s Care keeps us informed about HIV awareness, and Ellen Brown gets real about the post-election hangover. 

Our excellent advertisers and contributors keep Las Vegas Black Image exciting and informative, and support the growth of our city’s premier Black-owned and produced outlet all year long.

Rise,
Charles Tureaud & Kimberly Bailey Tureaud
Publishers
(702) 615-8216 
cdalasvegas@gmail.com
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