HEALTH IS THE NEW HAPPY! New Year, New Mindset

New Year, New Mindset BY TIFFANY McNEELY It’s finally 2021! Give yourself a break and a hug! This pandemic caught us all by surprise. If you were like many of us, your mind may have felt like it was going crazy. I know I felt like I was out of my mind at first. A […]

Trusted Partners

Trusted Partners By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager With a turbulent year behind us, as we struggle to discover what the new normal will be in 2021, one thing that hasn’t changed is the critical need for trusted medical care — especially at the end of life, when people are most vulnerable. […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Democracy Prevails…What’s Next? BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Welcome to 2021! New Year – New Governing Body – New Opportunities for Change. The United States of America is a democracy. The past four years demonstrated increasing decline in expectations of what democracy meant to Americans and the world. Should there be varying definitions of this term […]

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District renews Vegas Strong Academy for Semester Two!

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District renews Vegas Strong Academy for Semester Two! The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District will continue its partnership with the City of Las Vegas in hosting four Vegas Strong Academy locations that will support distance learning for the second semester for the 2020-2021 school year, which begins on January 4, 2021. […]

HEALTHIER YOU: COVID and pregnancy

COVID and pregnancy BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19, compared to women who are not pregnant. Additionally, pregnant women with COVID-19 might be at increased risk for other adverse outcomes, such as […]

Remembering the Westside Slugger

Remembering the Westside Slugger Joe Neal is remembered with a loving tribute by his friend Claytee D. White. What more is there to say? It has all been written: first Black Nevada State Senator … served 32 years … enlisted in the U.S. Air Force … championed civil rights for Blacks … fought for human […]

Is America Damaged Beyond Repair? | By Louie Overstreet

Is America Damaged Beyond Repair? BY LOUIE OVERSTREET It would only be slightly hyperbolic of me to answer the question with a yes. However — not so much desiring to scare you to death, but to prevent from doing so to myself — I am going to go with “possibly.” The primary reason such a […]

PEACE: Continuing the Legacy

So many are passing on before us. Those who paved the way for us to stand firm and continue the good fight for positive change. Yes, someone was there before — whether you know or not. But you best believe someone was there making the imprint so that you might be able to develop your […]

Letter from the Publishers

Letter from the Publishers We have been publishing Las Vegas Black Image Magazine for 14 years and want to thank our readers, advertisers, and community advocates so much for making it happen. It is an honor to provide Nevada with positive stories and photos of our African American community and all that is being contributed […]

Why We’re Here

Why We’re Here For more than a decade, Las Vegas Black Image has been part of a long tradition of positive self-examination in chronicling the Black experience in America. And we’re just getting started. When you think about the image that Black Americans project to the world, there’s no overlooking the work and words of […]

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