Boys & Girls Club of America Honoring Earvin “Magic” Johnson at 2010 Heroes & High Hopes Dinner
February 8, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Celebrity Photos, Media
Photos by Bill Jones
Monica’s Birthday Party Event
February 7, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Celebrity Photos, Media
Photos by Bill Jones
In the Community with Charles Tureaud
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community
In the Community with Charles Tureaud
The O’Jays – Giving the people what they want!
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Cover Story, Feature
Legendary soul music group the O’Jays are responsible for a number of songs that have been embedded in the zeitgeist for decades. Whether it’s “Family Reunion,” “Love Train,” “Backstabbers,” “For the Love of Money” or “Give the People What They Want,” many people can hum an O’Jays song on command, without missing a beat.
Springs Preserve holds Black History Month Festival
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community
The Las Vegas Springs Preserve will host its second annual Black History Month Festival, celebrating African-American heritage in the Las Vegas community. The one-day festival will take place Feb. 19 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Springs Preserve, located at 333 S. Valley View Blvd.
Chief Justice Michael Douglas – African-American heads Nevada Supreme Court
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Feature
Black History Month is the ideal time to recognize Chief Justice Michael Douglas, the first African-American to hold the top post on the Nevada Supreme Court. First appointed to the state high court in 2004, Nevada voters have since elected him twice, with his current term ending in 2013.
Turning Black to Green: First electric vehicle charging stations, dealership set to debut in Las Vegas
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Feature
The green future is coming to Las Vegas in the form of the city’s first electric car dealership and charging stations, set to open in July. Owner Eric Mims and marketing and business development director Larry Tyler broke the news exclusively to Las Vegas Black Image Magazine.
Memories of historic black Las Vegas
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Feature
Las Vegas Black Image recently asked two respected community leaders to reflect on the evolution of historic black Las Vegas.
Food for the Soul: Soul Food and Black History Month
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Food
February is for love, and love for black history has made the month equally synonymous with the celebration of African-American achievement. Internationally recognized and multifaceted, Black History Month dates to the 1920s, believed by many to stand in tribute to the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Food for Black History Month can include ancestral African delicacies, dishes derived from the diets of American slaves and newer recipes contributed by the multitude of black cultures across the world.
Black playwright featured at Orleans Showroom
February 4, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community
“What a great way to celebrate Black History Month — by making history,” said Williams, a beauty salon business owner and single mother of three boys. “I am the first playwright to ever produce a play in the Orleans Showroom.”
