Pay Yourself First

Pay Yourself First By Craig Kirkland, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank We all use acronyms in our everyday vernacular to help us simplify and understand complex phrases and terms. But in 2020, one acronym took over our lives in the most difficult and devastating ways — COVID. The unforeseen circumstances of last year […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | The legacy of Q.B. Bush

The legacy of Q.B. Bush BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Q.B. Bush loved life, his family, the Historic Westside, and the entire City of Las Vegas. A dealer at the famed Moulin Rouge, manager of a few gaming venues on the Westside, among the first Black dealers on the Strip, and the owner of a dealing […]

HEALTH IS THE NEW HAPPY! Essential oils are healing

Essential oils are healing BY TIFFANY McNEELY Essential oils are one of my favorites! It’s almost like having your very own garden in a little jar. Essential oils have so many uses that positively enhance your life. When I first began using them, it was just to change the scent in the room. It was […]

We Honor Vets

We Honor Vets By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager As Memorial Day approaches, it is our privilege to honor those who have served and are no longer with us. There are also those whose journey of life is ending. Veterans are about 14% of Nevada’s population — and they have unique end-of-life […]

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford speaks out on the conviction of Derek Chauvin

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford released the following statement regarding the Derek Chauvin trial. Derek Chauvin is a former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer who was accused of murdering George Floyd on May 25, 2020 and convicted on April 20, 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.  Today, a jury held George […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Raising awareness about lupus?

Raising awareness about lupus? BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN May is Lupus Awareness Month, and it is important to keep the information flowing — since 4 out of every 1,000 people in the United States get the disease. Black women are three times more likely to have lupus than white women. Most people develop lupus […]

Letter from the Publishers

The power in wisdom, justice and representation We begin this month with a very Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms holding families together — and going beyond the call to make sure loved ones are safe, happy, and healthy. In this May edition of Las Vegas Black Image, our neighbors share words that […]

Lives And What Else Is America Betting? | By Louie Overstreet

Lives And What Else Is America Betting? BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Throughout its history, America has exhibited an unfortunate willingness to bet lives in order to block progress. The cost of this bet has been in the lives of young white men fighting a civil war and men and women of color dying as victims of […]

PEACE: Exhale …

These are challenging times, and the trauma of the past year sometimes prompts us to rush back to norms we have grown accustomed to being part of our lives. Take a breath. Move in slower motion, and take time to reflect and think about your next step or the option to stay still. We all […]

LIVING LIFE ‘WITHOUT REMORSE’

Michael B. Jordan and Lauren London join forces in a new thriller. Michael B. Jordan is doing it all.  He produces and stars in the new movie “Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse,” and is highly-regarded as an industry leader bringing social change to Hollywood through art and philanthropy. The critically-acclaimed actor was named one of Time’s […]

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