Who is on the hospice care team?

Who is on the hospice care team? By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager Caring for someone at the end of life can be overwhelming. It takes a variety of skilled professionals to deal with the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of a terminally ill patient. Most families would find it impossible […]

Debt: My Favorite 4-Letter Word

Debt: My Favorite 4-Letter Word By Craig Kirkland, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank I have a favorite 4-letter word, one that I use with zeal and reckless abandon. You’ve probably guessed it: DEBT. Debt isn’t a bad thing. It comes down to the type and how you use it. Debt affords you the […]

WHAT’S HAPPENING | ENGLAND MARIE

The Impact Of Oppression And Power On Communities Of Color How do you define oppression in today’s society? We are living through a global pandemic and our community still faces unjust and cruel restrictions imposed by individuals, groups and institutions. This definition demonstrates the intensity of oppression, which also shows how difficult such a challenge […]

Stupidity Will Be America’s Undoing | By Louie Overstreet

Stupidity Will Be America’s Undoing BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Each mindless political event increases the risk of America destroying itself from within. History documents that most great societies were destroyed by natural disasters, foreign invasions, famine, and disease. However, America may well be the first nation to destroy itself by overdosing on stupidity. Here are my […]

Letter from the Publishers

You have our gratitude You — the loyal reader — have our never-ending thanks for picking up your free edition of Las Vegas Black Image Magazine each month. Our cover says it all: the legendary Smokey Robinson (along with Babyface), is being celebrated by our community at the Las Vegas Ruvo Brain Health Center. During […]

PEACE: Making peace with what you have

Have you ever really taken a “peace” assessment of the things that really make you feel relaxed and calm: when the worry of day-to-day issues are outside your door as you step into the sanctuary of your castle? The things that bring you affirmation of self should never be taken for granted. The space to […]

PEACE: Queendom

We can learn so much from those who have come before us: style, grace, character, activism, wisdom, and strength shown through silent tears. We should wear our crowns and walk with pride as everyday conscious acts. As we face adversity, our ancestral rods hold our backs upright as we fearlessly face down the storms on […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Life choices: medical or political? BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Seventeen months. That is how long it has been since we got slapped straightaway in the face with the most undeniably debilitating medical crisis in the lifetimes of most people around the world. The tragedies forced upon us have been enormous and overpowering. My heart bleeds […]

Letter from the Publishers

Honoring the royalty within It is our honor to present the August 2021 edition of Las Vegas Black Image. Above all, we thank God — and then, our extraordinary team: graphic designer, editor, contributing writers and most of all you, the loyal reader. This issue celebrates the royalty in all of us: starting with the […]

The Circus Is Closed. Now, Clowns Be Gone | By Louie Overstreet

The Circus Is Closed. Now, Clowns Be Gone BY LOUIE OVERSTREET In four years, we allowed American democracy to become a circus act that now rivals the Wallendas in terms of peril. It all started when the Trump Troupe took up D.C. residency in January 2017. It did not take them long to hire a bunch […]

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