LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHERS: Reflecting on the true gifts of the holiday season

We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa!  In our hearts, you are the gift to celebrate as we reflect on 15 years of Las Vegas Black Image. Our gift to you: the extraordinary work of our outstanding team of contributing writers, editors and visual artists — who continue raising the bar […]

Remembering Sammie Ross Armstrong, Las Vegas legend

A giant in the Las Vegas community, Armstrong helped lay a foundation for Black business strength in the city. People across Las Vegas were shocked and saddened to learn of the recent passing of longtime resident Sammie Ross Armstrong.  Armstrong was a respected member of the community who left an extraordinary impact as a businessman, […]

It is Christmas

BY DARRYL L. FORTSON, M.D.  “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt […]

Giving the gift of history and truth

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Happy holidays to you as you embark on all your seasonal celebrations!  If you give gifts as part of your celebrations this season, give a loved one a trip to the new International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the most powerful space this side of the […]

Renaissance Woman

Beyoncé’s new documentary takes us behind the scenes of her record-breaking world tour. The hottest concert ticket this past summer was Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour. Now, fans of Queen Bey have an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes view of the captivating show — thanks to the documentary “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” for which its […]

Black Women Hit Hardest by HIV

BY DR. MARGUERITE BRATHWAITE OB-GYN December is International AIDS Awareness Month.  Las Vegas’ newest attraction, The Sphere, has had its outer skin colored into a searing, bright red in recognition of the month and those lives globally that have been saved by global HIV/AIDS programs. The international pop group U2 has spearheaded The Sphere’s recognition […]

Anti-Semitic Hate Is Palestine Suicide

BY DARRYL L. FORTSON, M.D.  Hate is its own destroyer. It consumes itself. The hater points a gun at the hated, who is his neighbor. What the hater rarely realizes is that when he or she points the gun at his or her neighbor, they are pointing the gun at their own head. When they […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | George Simmons / The Golden West Shopping Center / Joseph Agosto

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE In September, I attended the homegoing service of George Simmons and discovered that he was the architect who designed the Golden West Shopping Center! I should have remembered because I interviewed Simmons many years ago. When I looked back at the interview, I discovered he did not mention the shopping center […]

Valley Hospice of Nevada puts the ‘patient’ in serving local families

Valley Hospice of Nevada is locally owned and operated. We began helping people in our community in April 2019 with a goal to provide care that addresses symptom management, coordination of care, communication and decision making, clarification of goals of care, and quality of life. To do that, we have an interdisciplinary team of professionals […]

SILENT CORNER | Remembering R.J.

This is a story about my son.  My name is Renard Green, the father of Renard Jr., or RJ, born March 21, 2008. My son was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia about two weeks after his birth — and from that time, we have battled the physical and mental ailments that come with the disease.  […]

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