Letter from the Publishers

Celebrating Black history now Black History Month is always a special time for this magazine, and we are blessed to once again celebrate our community. This year’s edition zeroes in on Black history now — Nevada icons who are making positive impacts in our community today. We are proud to showcase the many faces representing […]

Why Knowing Our History Is Important | By Louie Overstreet

commit BY LOUIE OVERSTREET For far too many of us, all we know about our history is that February is Black History Month and was started by Dr. Carter Woodson (1875-1950), Harvard Ph.D. graduate class of 1912. He is the father of black history and it started off as a weeklong celebration of “’Negro” history […]

Community Speaks – January 2022

How can we prevent violence in schools and keep our children focused on education?  

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

It’s a new dawn … and I’m feeling good BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Nina Simone recorded this song for her 1965 album, “I Put a Spell on You.” The focus of the song, written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, was most decidedly political. You know what was going on at the time. The Black […]

Letter from the Publishers

Stepping into 2022 with hope and gratitude Happy New Now! Our hope is that each one of you enjoyed wonderful holiday celebrations and stepped into 2022 determined to be a force for good in the world. We are beginning the year with a spirit of gratitude, and are thankful to the Las Vegas-Clark County Library […]

What And Who Are Killing America? | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Destructive behavior, actions, and events are being visited upon America in such quantities that the following statement is not hyperbole: American democracy is viewed by ignorant and arrogant people as an aging parent that is now a burden and should be subjected to senicide. The Republican Party is no longer the party […]

Letter from the Publishers

Holiday Cheer(s) When the holidays roll around each year, we can’t help but to hear the echoes of “This Christmas,” the yuletide classic popularized by the legendary Donny Hathaway: “Hang all the mistletoe / I’m gonna get to know you better …” As we enter our 14th year of publishing, we are so grateful for […]

Yes, Virginia, It Used To Be True | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Please allow me to guess what Francis Church’s advice would be today, compared to that he gave to 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon back in 1897. For much of the third millennium, Santa has been the victim of physical abuse. The police arrested him, because they thought he was a pimp dressed in a […]

MLK Senior Center, Anthem bring Mammo-Rama Extravaganza to Historic Westside

Director Byron Goynes of the MLK Senior Center, located at 2420 North Martin Luther King Blvd., recently hosted Anthem’s Mammo-Rama Extravaganza. Many community residents attended this outdoor event that included music, free food, free vision exams, free feminine products, self-breast exam demonstrations, COVID testing, and COVID and flu vaccinations. And yes, free mammograms. Many health […]

Community Speaks – July 2021

What is your biggest concern about your own health and our Las Vegas healthcare system?  

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