HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Let’s End 2025 in a Spirit of Joy

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE I will end 2025 steeped in joy, Black Joy — the healing balm of a mysterious, invisible power. I believe that joy is one of our superpowers.  Beginning in 1619, Blacks endured slavery then Jim Crow and continued this trajectory into the 21st century’s systemic racism, Jim Crow 2.0. And yet, […]

Hunger For Service

Raiders Defensive End Charles Snowden III helps tackle food insecurity in Nevada Hunger remains a pressing issue across America, and Nevada is feeling it more intensely than most. According to a USDA study and 2023 data from Feeding America, 15 percent of Nevadans — nearly 482,000 people — experience food insecurity, exceeding the national average […]

Grape Beyond

Las Vegas’ own Felecia Hodges is taking winemaking to extraordinary new heights Las Vegas native Felecia Hodges is proving that passion and persistence make a perfect blend. As the founder of Orange Boots Wines, a boutique California-based label founded in 2021, Hodges has quickly made her mark in the world of winemaking.  A proud graduate […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Revisiting the Gettysburg Address

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE The three-day Battle of Gettysburg claimed over 50,000 lives. Won by the Union, this 1863 battle took place across the first three days of July and changed the course of the Civil War — preventing General Lee from advancing into the North. President Lincoln’s Address on November 19, 1963 was short […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS: Reflecting on Clinton Wright’s historic visual legacy

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE On Sept. 12, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh unveiled a powerful and historic tribute — a stunning exhibition honoring 60 Black photojournalists from across the nation. Among those featured in this visually compelling space was our very own Clinton Wright, veteran photojournalist of The Voice Newspaper, whose images of […]

Healing Holidays

At a time of the year that can be as stressful as it is festive, Dinisha Mingo shares how you can help restore peace and joy for families in need. The holidays are often portrayed as the most wonderful time of the year. But for many families, this season brings heightened stress, financial burdens, complicated […]

New West Las Vegas Library Opening Soon!

The community is full of excitement about the grand opening of the new West Las Vegas Library, set for December 9 at 1861 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The original West Las Vegas Library, located at 951 West Lake Mead Blvd., will close on November 24 in preparation for the opening of the new […]

‘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 […]

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