‘This is How We View It’

A photo essay by Terra Ishmael captures the richness of the 15th annual reunion for residents of the Valley View community. Look at the smiling faces: longtime residents and homeowners of the legendary community gathered for the 15th Annual Valley View Reunion. Under the theme of “This is How We View It,” community members who […]

Community Leaders Tour New Library on MLK!

The Executive Director of the Las Vegas Clark County Library District, Kelvin Watson and John Vino, general services director, recently gave a tour of the new West Las Vegas Library being constructed on the Historic Westside at 1861 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.  A number of community leaders and iconic Las Vegas notables participated in […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley were murdered when their church was bombed on September 15, 1963. The large, prominent edifice, 16th Street Baptist Church is located downtown near Birmingham’s commercial district and City Hall. Built in 1911, this sanctuary served as the headquarters for civil rights […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Remembering the March on Washington

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE I remember watching the March on Washington on my family’s tiny, black-and-white television in Bertie County, North Carolina. We were sharecroppers — but for some reason, I was in the living room alone and can’t fathom why I was not in the field working alongside my family.  I won’t focus on […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Perusing the Las Vegas Voice from July 16, 1964

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Many people may not realize that as many copies of the Las Vegas Voice newspaper as we could locate were digitized and are now available online. This work was done by Lied Library at UNLV in the digitization department run by Cory Lampert. At random, I selected a copy of the […]

‘Discover the World’ at the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Looking for fun and engaging ways to keep everyone learning this summer? The Library District’s Summer Challenge reading and activities program for kids, teens, and adults is being held through July 31, featuring great prizes from the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Raiders, Smith Center, Freed’s Bakery, plus free Library District swag, and more).  The […]

Road to Reunification

By Wonswayla MackeyDeputy Director of Clark County Family Services June is recognized as National Reunification Month, as social service agencies raise awareness and celebrate the extraordinary work that goes into strengthening and helping families. Family Services celebrates families — and the advocates who help families stay together — by building on family strengths and actively […]

‘Hamilton’ Cast Members Join Mr. Billy for Hip-Hop Storytime

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District presented an extra-special Hip-Hop Storytime as cast members from touring Broadway musical “Hamilton” joined host Mr. Billy onstage at Whitney Library on May 23. Performers included Blaine Alden Krauss and Kendyl Sayuri Yokoyama. Whitney Library Branch Manager Billy Allen created Hip-Hop […]

NHA will ‘Show Off’ to help end homelessness in Southern Nevada

The Nevada Homeless Alliance (NHA) has worked to end homelessness in Southern Nevada for over 30 years. The organization’s mission is to advance collaborative strategies to end homelessness in Southern Nevada through advocacy, public awareness, education, and coordination of services.  NHA’s vision is bringing together nonprofits, government agencies, community organizations, and individuals with lived experience […]

What are Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo in the Project 2025 era?

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Juneteenth is a symbol of black liberation. Like Cinco de Mayo, the history-celebration nexus may be less than precise — but the dates remind us of freedom. June 19 and May 5 have become days that we gather with family and friends to honor the past and revere freedom.  Freedom as […]

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