One White Do And Two Black Don’ts | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Here is an update on my take on race in America. (I haven’t made enough people mad at me in a while for sharing an opinion that differs from theirs.) I think America’s future status in the world — our military might notwithstanding — will depend on what white people do and […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Sharing the power through Mayor Pamela Goynes Brown BY DR. ELLEN BROWN As always, we welcome a new year in the same way: “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life for me. And I’m feeling good!” I love using the Nina Simone rendition of this song. The arrival of a […]

Community Speaks – January 2023

What is your 2023 prediction for the economic health of Black people in Southern Nevada?  

Letter from the Publishers

And NOW This: 2023 We are so excited about the “NEW-NOW” year of 2023. Las Vegas Black Image Magazine will continue to bring you — our loyal readers — a positive showcase of Black life in Southern Nevada. This issue is very special — spotlighting many of you within the community who wear your crowns […]

2023 Will Be A Calamitous Year | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET My prediction is based on three conditions: an increasingly chaotic world order; economic uncertainty; and a tumultuous political climate. Sadly, the United Nations is all pomp and no circumstance — so it is utterly useless in impacting crises in Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Israel. The United Nations stands idly by as […]

Community Speaks – December 2022

What is the most important thingWhat thing to remember this holiday season?  

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Lessons from the Voices of the Past BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Embrace the 7 principles of KWANZAA and pledge to empower yourself through what is already within YOU! UMOJA – UNITY As 2022 comes to an end, let us reflect on the experiences we were Blessed to receive. Express Joy and Thanksgiving for those which […]

The Good, Bad and Ugly of 2022 | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET In America, you can count on its citizens engaging in the good, bad, and ugly of everything you can name, with apologies to Clint Eastwood. Good and bad things happened — and to no one’s surprise, it also got ugly in America in 2022. I can recall five things occurring in the […]

Are Sacred Cows About To Be Butchered? | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET This column will be published around the time of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. When the new Congress is seated in January, the losing party’s sacred cows will be offered up for sacrifice on both sides of the Capitol as if it were a butcher shop. If the Repugs gain control of […]

Letter from the Publishers

With thankful hearts We are especially proud to present this fabulous issue of Las Vegas Black Image to our loyal readers and supporters. It is a special one: November 8, 2022 will mark 14 consecutive years of publishing this magazine. Thank you for the honor. Our fabulous Las Vegas Black Image Magazine executive publishing staff […]

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