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Black Paper Party’s 2020 Christmas Collection

Black Paper Party’s 2020 Christmas Collection Traditionally, Christmas gift-giving is embodied by happy people enjoying the warmth of the season. But rarely have the faces of Santa Claus or the joyful families been Black. According to fatherly.com, only about three percent of all department store Santas in the U.S. are African American. The Black Paper […]

PEACE: The control we set free

Society often demands that we stay in control given the positions we maintain. The consistent discipline that the world depends on is itself dependent upon our ability to assimilate and regulate our comfort. But sometimes the universe demands that we stop and release. Let go — and trust the motion of the earth to turn […]

America Needs To Take The Holidays To Search Its Soul | By Louie Overstreet

America Needs To Take The Holidays To Search Its Soul BY LOUIE OVERSTREET America, as a functioning democracy, needs to seriously search its soul. Further, too many of us chose not to do anything when we witnessed Trump damn near bludgeon democracy to death. First, we have to stop opposing good ideas on the sole […]

NEW DAY – How the 2020 election put Nevada’s political diversity on display for the nation.

NEW DAY – How the 2020 election put Nevada’s political diversity on display for the nation. There was a time when Las Vegas was known as the “Mississippi of the West,” a reputation owed to pervasive racial discrimination in housing, employment, and education during most of the 20th century. The November elections cemented the reality that […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Women and diabetes

Women and diabetes BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN Women with diabetes have more to manage. They have to stay on track by checking their blood sugar more often, eating healthy and staying active. Diabetes affects women differently. Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease (the most common diabetes complication) by about four times in women […]

HEALTH IS THE NEW HAPPY! Rest and relax!

Rest and relax! BY TIFFANY McNEELY I came home and could only make it to the couch. Unfolded laundry was piled on the other side of me and there were toys on the floor. As I called out for my daughter to get my wallet — so I could just order pizza — my mind […]

Caring for those who served

Caring for those who served By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager As Veterans Day approaches, we cannot forget those who have worn the nation’s uniform and whose journey of life is coming to a close. The older adult population is the most rapidly growing population in the United States, and veterans are […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Twenty power moves for 2020 BY DR. ELLEN BROWN The only place from where we can take action on anything is where we are at that point in time. Even though the activity may be in the future, its planning process must occur as an action in real time. The cliché that comes to mind […]

Restoring the Soul of America

Restoring the Soul of America Susan Rice has spent a lifetime fighting to defend and uphold the country’s values, and is standing strong for Joe Biden in his bid to become the 46th President of the United States. BY KEVIN LIAO Ambassador Susan Rice is a highly skilled and accomplished diplomat with a wealth of […]

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