YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Be Careful with Your Power BY DR. ELLEN BROWN April 2022 brought a boatload of public actions and experiences taking place around the action and process of power. My monthly article is intended to remind you that power is omnipresent, and it is within one’s reach, if only we believe it is possible and reach for […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | Josephine Baker’s Las Vegas Legacy

Josephine Baker’s Las Vegas Legacy BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE During the Jim Crow era, Josephine Baker left the United States and moved to Paris, France where she was treated in a professional, inclusive manner. There, she could entertain in front of integrated audiences, unlike only performing for segregated audiences in this country. However, when she […]

Don’t Be House Poor

BY CRAIG KIRKLAND, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank The foundation of the American dream is home ownership. Part of the promise of America is that anyone can come here and work hard and build wealth. In doing so, we eventually become part of the banking mainstream when we access credit to purchase a […]

HEALTHIER YOU: We can protect the lives of pregnant women of color

BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN Approximately 700 women die in the United States each year as a result of pregnancy or its complications, and there are significant racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related mortality. From 2007-2016, Black and American Indian /Alaska Native women suffered significantly more pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 births than did white, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander […]

PEACE: A Mother’s Love Is Peace

The feeling of ultimate love is the love from a mother. A mother whose embrace is unconditional, ordained by the universe. The breath a mother uses to speak life into any situation serves as the guide to travel. Wisdom is a mother’s embodiment that is expressed to serve as the ultimate reference point. The nourishment […]

Letter from the Publishers

Welcome to the Mother of All Editions Happy Mother’s Day! This special issue pays tribute to our wonderful Queen Mothers. We are excited to have Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, on the cover as she debuts her acting career in “Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story,” alongside former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams on A&E’s […]

America is not in a good place | By Louie Overstreet

commit BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Our nation is in a bad place, due to the fact that we — as individuals, members of a tribe, and our institutions — are failing us, and our federal government always has one foot in and one foot out of a global crisis. Sadly, we could (with reason or common […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Understanding the cervical cancer risk for Black women

BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN The month of May is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. I want to take a moment to talk about cervical cancer in Black women. It is reported that Black women are the second most likely demographic to develop cervical cancer. Also, Black women are more likely to die from this condition […]

Pruning Season is Here (For Finances)

BY CRAIG KIRKLAND, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank Have you ever considered how gardening tips can also apply to finances? I learned about gardening as a kid growing up in Las Vegas. I built a robust little lawn business on my block, cutting at least five yards a week in the summer. All […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | Jackson Avenue Nightclubs in the 1940s

Jackson Avenue Nightclubs in the 1940s BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE The decade of the 1940s ended as two special business districts began in Las Vegas: the Las Vegas Strip and the Jackson Avenue business core. The Strip boasted El Rancho Vegas, Hotel Last Frontier, Flamingo, and Thunderbird. The Jackson Avenue business corridor spilled onto D, […]

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