HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Taking a creative approach to history

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE This piece is different from any that I’ve written. I have been invited to submit a short paper depicting creative writing for an upcoming symposium. As you know, all of my writing is purely historical and it will remain that way but for this article, I will add my ideas (based […]

Boots on the Ground

Beyoncé brings her Cowboy Carter tour to Las Vegas – and the demand is so great, another show is added at Allegiant Stadium. Following remarkable fan response to her forthcoming Cowboy Carter tour, Beyoncé has added a second performance in Las Vegas. The superstar will now perform at Allegiant Stadium on July 25 and 26.  […]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Hosts ‘Delta Days at the Nevada State Capitol’

Las Vegas Alumnae Chapter meets with lawmakers to advocate for social change. For 112 years, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, a historically African-American female nonprofit organization, has been dedicated to scholarship, sisterhood, and service. With 350,000 members and 1,000 chapters worldwide, the sorority continues to make an impact on communities globally.  The Las Vegas Alumnae […]

HEALTHIER YOU: What you can do about Black maternal mortality

BY DR. MARGUERITE BRATHWAITE OB-GYN Each year in the United States, hundreds of people die during pregnancy or in the year after. Thousands more have unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery with serious short-or long-term health consequences.  Every pregnancy-related death is tragic, especially because more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. […]

YOU! HOLD THE KEY TO CHANGE | Identity Months In America: Are They Losing Significance?

BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Black History Month 2025 has passed — the shortest yet most significant month of the year.  However, it’s not just the brevity causing a stir. This year, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, issued a proclamation to continue the recognition of February as Black History Month. It is a […]

KNIGHT MOVES | Marching confidently, and joyfully, into the new year

By Craig Knight March is here!  Women’s History Month is underway — and during this time we honor, recognize, and celebrate the amazing women in our lives, as well as those who have made contributions to the world both historically and currently!  In my opinion, Women’s History Month is best celebrated by first honoring the […]

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: COUNCILWOMAN SHONDRA SUMMERS-ARMSTRONG

‘I am focused’ Las Vegas Black Image sat down for an exclusive interview with Councilwoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong, who was recently elected to represent Ward 5. It was an engaging, candid conversation about her ambitions for the community and where politics might — or might not — take her in the future. When did you know […]

FREEDOM FANTASY

POEM | ANGELA M. BRITT … “And before I’d be a slave, I’ll be buried in my grave, and go home to my Lord and be free.” (Negro Spiritual) White shirts, absorbed the bloodline and Bandaged the wounds inflicted by lashing whips for singing about Freedom. Same white bloodstained shirts later flew through moonlit forests […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS:

What is was USAID? BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE The eleven-year period known as Reconstruction (1865-1877) followed the Civil War and was once viewed as a progressive era of Black advancement — especially for the enslaved who had been set free.  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is was an independent agency of the United […]

UNLV Medical Student Encourages Others to Aim High

After four years of medical school, 27-year-old Jessica Fields is weeks away from realizing her long-held dream of becoming a physician. By all appearances, the super-friendly and quick-to-smile Fields has everything under control. But you know what they say about appearances. Medical school hasn’t been easy. Fields agreed to talk about her experience, hoping to […]

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