Leadership, by the book

Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson is a candidate for the American Library Association presidency Kelvin Watson, executive director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, has been named one of two candidates for the 2023-24 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). The ALA is a national organization that provides essential […]

America The Beautiful Has Grown Ugly | By Louie Overstreet

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET In my entire life, I cannot remember being filled with such despair or suffering from an alarming sense that things will not be better in the future. My generation experienced discrimination on an industrial scale, the civil rights movement, riots (Glenville Shootout in Cleveland in 1968 was only five blocks from Chuck […]

Letter from the Publishers

Giving Thanks The holidays are approaching, and we have to give thanks to you — our loyal Las Vegas Black Image readers and supporters. We have been publishing this magazine since 2008, with a cover dedicated to the newly-elected President Obama and his family. We are grateful to our executive publishing team and all our […]

Letter from the Publishers

Wishing you health and wellness Our loyal readers stir deep gratitude in the Las Vegas Black Image family. You are the inspiration for our commitment to confronting negative images with the uplifting stories and photos that are the hallmark of this magazine each month. Thanks to the inimitable singer and her outstanding team, Erykah Badu […]

Library District, RTC to Offer Free Entertainment Options

Library District, RTC to Offer Free Entertainment Options Transit riders in the Las Vegas metropolitan area can now access free movies, ebooks, audiobooks and magazines, thanks to a new partnership between the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. The Library District is bringing the library on board […]

Ain’t True In America Today | By Louie Overstreet

Ain’t True In America Today BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Five sayings that once defined America are at best only marginally true today. “Women and children first, and every man for himself” may have been true in filling the lifeboats on the Titanic, but it is not today. Women’s right to safe abortions is under wholesale assault. […]

Ten Steps To Maintaining Daily Peace

BY TIFFANY MAYES-EHOLOR | REMOTE ENERGY HEALER For the month of September, let us remind ourselves of our daily rights while walking in our light! 1. Sleeping Saves Lives: Turn off the world, close your eyes and just say thank you to the Universe for providing you the time to repair DNA at cellular levels. […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

How are you doing? BY DR. ELLEN BROWN The last two years have been full of stress, strife and strain by anyone’s standards. How have you dealt with being figuratively slapped in the face by one after another crisis, loss, or unbearable situation of stress? As I have talked with dozens of people about the […]

WHAT’S HAPPENING | ENGLAND MARIE

The Impact Of Oppression And Power On Communities Of Color How do you define oppression in today’s society? We are living through a global pandemic and our community still faces unjust and cruel restrictions imposed by individuals, groups and institutions. This definition demonstrates the intensity of oppression, which also shows how difficult such a challenge […]

Stupidity Will Be America’s Undoing | By Louie Overstreet

Stupidity Will Be America’s Undoing BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Each mindless political event increases the risk of America destroying itself from within. History documents that most great societies were destroyed by natural disasters, foreign invasions, famine, and disease. However, America may well be the first nation to destroy itself by overdosing on stupidity. Here are my […]

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