Community Leaders Tour New Library on MLK!

The Executive Director of the Las Vegas Clark County Library District, Kelvin Watson and John Vino, general services director, recently gave a tour of the new West Las Vegas Library being constructed on the Historic Westside at 1861 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.  A number of community leaders and iconic Las Vegas notables participated in […]

Steinberg Diagnostics Joins Caravan for Mammogram

FREE Breast Screenings for Caravan Participants Las Vegas Black Image will host the 8th Annual Las Vegas Caravan for Mammogram, a free event taking place October 4 in the Valley Hospital parking lot at 700 Shadow Lane. The festivities begin at 8 a.m.  Las Vegas Caravan for Mammogram was founded by Las Vegas Black Image […]

Under the Glittering Lights

Audiences thrilled by ‘Miss Hattie’s Porch’ Playwright Stanley Jackson recently showcased his hit musical, “Miss Hattie’s Porch,” to a sellout crowd at the Clark County Library Main Theater. Over 750 people attended the masterful stage production — which the Nevada Arts Council called “a touching homage to the spirit of community, bridging the past and […]

Silver State Smiles give students free dental checks

Nevada Partners recently held its annual “Back-to-School Fair,” and over 1.600 Southern Nevada students attended and received school supplies and backpacks. Noted as one of the largest community service programs in Clark County, Nevada Partners hosted Silver State Smiles dental professionals during the back-to-school fair whereby students and parents received free dental screenings.  Students took […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were murdered when their church was bombed on September 15, 1963. The large, prominent edifice, 16th Street Baptist Church is located downtown near Birmingham’s commercial district and City Hall. Built in 1911, this sanctuary served as the headquarters for civil rights […]

SOUL PROPRIETORS

Joe Thomas, Lalah Hathaway, Musiq Soulchild to headline 1st Annual Las Vegas City of Lights SoulFest on September 20, 21 at the Clark County Government Amphitheatre. The lineup has been announced for the 1st Annual Las Vegas City of Lights SoulFest, coming September 20 and 21 to Clark County Government Amphitheatre. R&B vocalist Joe Thomas will […]

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHERS: Ending a season that cometh before the fall

With our children back in school and the summer months drawing to a close, this issue of Las Vegas Black Image Magazine marks a new beginning.  Filled with terrific new opportunities to structure time on a progressive level, we visit with some of our wonderful community youth who came out to the Nevada Partners Back […]

We Can’t Let This Be The Time And Place

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET The current political leadership of our nation is both covertly and overtly acting to turn back the hands of time in America. It is totally and irreparably harmful to the long-held goal of “forming a more perfect union.”  The pursuit of this goal, as codified in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, […]

PEACE: Doing the Right Thing

BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD Options sometimes can be a horrible thing — especially if you don’t know or have a reference point from which to choose. Experience is like a compass: study those great people who have gone down a similar path which can reveal right choices in life. Even then, what you select to do […]

HEALTHIER YOU: How menopause can be different for Black women

BY DR. MARGUERITE BRATHWAITE OB-GYN As Black women, our experience with menopause — the “change of life” — can be very different than that of our white counterparts. While menopause timing may be influenced by genetics, researchers believe that chronic stress, socioeconomic factors, and healthcare disparities also play a role.  Some research shows that Black […]

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