HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Opportunity on the Westside, then and now

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE A few days ago, I interviewed Congressman Steven Horsford, who mentioned the Culinary Academy on Lake Mead, located on the Nevada Partners campus. Today, I opened a box of old newspapers looking for a topic for this month’s article, and on the cover of the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice, dated September […]

United Way of Southern Nevada Hosts senior expos

United Way of Southern Nevada recently hosted two Project REACH Senior Expos at the Rio Pavilion and Aliante Casino & Hotel.  Eligible seniors had the opportunity to connect directly with Southern Nevada utility providers — including electricity, gas, water, trash, propane, and sewer services. Attendees also received information about available resources and had the opportunity […]

Taking Action

‘Pink’ ladies paint to prepare for Caravan

Preparations are underway for the 10th Annual Las Vegas Caravan for Mammogram, which will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the new West Las Vegas Library, located at 1861 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. A series of pre-promotional events is being held to encourage women to register for this year’s free mammogram awareness […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Black August: Honoring Las Vegas’ Freedom Fighters

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Black August is a time of remembrance and reflection that honors political prisoners, freedom fighters, and martyrs of the Black Freedom Movement. Emerging in the 1970s from within California’s prison system, Black August has become a symbol of sacrifice, resistance, and the continuing pursuit of justice.  Its meaning can also be […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Forgotten Slavery: Northern Story of Bondage and Freedom

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE New York formally abolished slavery in 1827, but the evil institution had taken root there as early as 1626. By around 1703, more than 42 percent of New York City households enslaved African people, who served as domestic workers, laborers, artisans, and farmhands. Despite this history, New York today is widely […]

Las Vegas Caravan for Mammogram Launches ‘Paint It Pink’ Parties

The 10th Annual Las Vegas Caravan for Mammogram will take place on October 3 at the new West Las Vegas Library, located at 1861 North Martin Luther King Boulevard in the Historic Westside.  This year’s goal is to bring together more than 300 Black women and families to participate in this milestone event. In preparation, […]

SNMA Legacy of Excellence Soiree

Celebrating Las Vegas’ Black medical community — medical students, residents, physicians, pre-med students, and allies all in one room, lifting each other up and investing in the future of medicine. Nights like this are a powerful reminder of what’s possible when community comes first.

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Revisiting Las Vegas History: Who Was the First Black Doctor?

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE When I interviewed community entrepreneur Sarann Knight Preddy in the mid-1990s, she told me there had been a Black doctor in Las Vegas during the 1940s. She recalled that he was a chiropractor. Chiropractic care is often considered an alternative form of medicine compared to traditional healthcare, and many people associate chiropractors […]

New Senior Affordable Housing Community

Ovation Development Corp. and its affiliate, Heirloom by Ovation, a Las Vegas-based developer of multifamily housing and one of Nevada’s largest private developers of affordable senior housing, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting and Welcome Home Ceremony for residents of its newest senior affordable housing community, Heirloom at Rome, located in the northwest valley at 4850 W. […]

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