Improving Access to Dental Care for the African-American Community

As an advocate for change, one of LIBERTY Dental Plan’s goals is to increase access to care and address disparities that result in poor oral health outcomes for the African American community. According to an article by the CDC, African-American children are nearly twice as likely to have untreated cavities than children from other communities. […]

Community Speaks – May 2023

What do you say to our young Black men about staying safe?

Under the Glittering Lights: Usher brings it!

The showroom was already rocking when Usher took the stage for his “My Way” Las Vegas residency show at the Dolby Live Theater inside Park MGM Las Vegas.The house was packed with brothers and sisters from all over the world. Yes, Usher did the American city roll call, and the majority of people were from […]

Celebrating Las Vegas Mothers

Cox awards $35,000 in diversity scholarships to 10 graduating seniors

Over the past decade, Cox Las Vegas has presented $350,000 in scholarships to college-bound high school seniors in Clark County as part of its annual Cox Diversity Scholarship program, including $35,000 to 10 members of the Class of 2023. The scholarships are $3,500 each and awarded in partnership with the Public Education Foundation and Southern […]

Now Enrolling! Library District’s Career Online High School Program Helps Build Skills and Launch Career Growth for Adult Learners

Free admission now available for qualified applicants through funding provided by United Way of Southern Nevada. To escape an unhealthy family situation, 16-year-old Amber dropped out of high school and began working to support herself. Later, as a single mom, she became increasingly frustrated at being passed over time again for better-paying jobs because she […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Healing Souls With The DJ: A Centerpiece Of Music Culture BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Music is said to be medicine for the soul. With every significant life event, memories are almost always entwined with music. Once the sounds are created and released to the universe, a healing element goes to work. It turns, twists, re-creates, […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Lead And They Will Follow: 7 Lessons On Persuasion & Power BY DR. ELLEN BROWN It has been said, “If you lead, they will follow.” This statement implies that people are looking for someone to show them the way to go or what decisions to make. It may not be true in all circumstances — […]

Great Scott! Southwest Gas helps beautify North Las Vegas campus

More than 100 Southwest Gas volunteers helped beautify Jesse D. Scott Elementary School in early April by installing a sensory and butterfly garden, planting more than 80 trees and plants around the campus, and spreading 38 tons of landscape rock. The beautification project is the result of a $25,000 donation to the Title I school […]

SILENT CORNER: Helping others as a ‘survivor of loss by suicide’

By Marcel Roston Statistics show that about 25% of African-Americans seek mental health treatment, compared to 40% of white Americans. Unequal access to health care is one major contributor to this disparity — but fortunately, many are finding their way back to a life of happiness and purpose. Las Vegas Black Image Magazine will be […]

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