HSAs are amazing!

BY CRAIG KIRKLAND, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank The low unemployment rate has a silver lining for many workers. It has driven up wages as companies compete for limited labor. And it has prompted some employers to revisit and increase existing perks and benefits in order to attract and retain more workers.  Among […]

Still Running It

Chris Brown is wowing fans with powerful performances at his Drai’s residency. Multi-talented singer, dancer, and Grammy-award winning artist Chris Brown blew fans away at the first show of his new powerful production at Drai’s Nightclub. Chris Brown: The Live Vegas Residency showcases the iconic artist’s phenomenal talents on a custom-built, two-story stage. The sold-out […]

Public Information Meeting for I-515/Charleston Boulevard Interchange

Public Information Meeting for I-515/Charleston Boulevard Interchange

Up the Hill

How the Las Vegas chapter of Jack & Jill of America Inc. helped lead a regional gathering of young leaders The Far West Region (FWR) of Jack & Jill of America Inc. held its 68th annual Teen Conference at the University of California Los Angeles. The FWR includes local chapters across Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, […]

Letter from the Publishers

Sharing Gratitude We thank you all for allowing us to share another July issue of Las Vegas Black Image. So much is going on in our world today, but it is a blessing to stay connected. We once again thank our contributing writers and all of our community members who participated in this July 2022 […]

America’s favorite pastime: gun violence blame | By Louie Overstreet

commit BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Growing up in Cleveland in the 1940s and ‘50s, baseball was America’s favorite pastime — especially for me, when Larry Doby and Satchel Paige helped to win the 1948 World Series. However, at the start of the Third Millennium, the blame game has eclipsed baseball as our nation’s favorite pastime. On […]

PEACE: Someone is Taking MY STUFF

It’s a different time and space whereby others find discomfort in other’s stuff. Not their STUFF, but the stuff that belongs to someone else. This awakens the giant in all — when something is taken. The universe is built on strong foundations because of consistency. The constant that brings about absolution. One’s movement towards self-empowerment […]

Dear Mommy and Poppy

By Sarah A. Williams I’m sorry you have to see me this way But a bad man killed a lot of us today He just walked into our school With nothing to say And started shooting everybody In a casual way I looked up and saw my teacher fall She knocked over the desk against […]

Health Equity: A Call To Action

BY DR. LISA THOMPSON Health equity is a term that has become a popular buzz phrase these days. It has been thrown around all over the news and social media, but its definition is not clear, and many people do not really understand what they are talking about when they mention it. Health equity simply […]

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation Unveils Black Giving Circle

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Foundation unveiled a new initiative in February 2022 to forge and strengthen relationships between the Southern Nevada Black community and local law enforcement.  The Black Giving Circle is designed to bring funding support into our communities that are traditionally under resourced. The initiative empowers the Southern Nevada Black […]

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