Las Vegas Urban League hosts annual Equal Opportunity Day luncheon
March 8, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community, Media, Photos
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Charles Tureaud asks the community…How can we end POVERTY?
February 9, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community
“Small business is the key. We need more programs to help small business, because that’s who is suffering and that’s the backbone of our economy. Most of these jobs come from small business. We can bail out Wall Street and the banks. We need incentives, and small business don’t have access to credit, they can’t […]
Karen P. Bennett-Haron – Judge optimistic about the future of African-Americans in Las Vegas
February 8, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community, Feature
A familiar local refrain — “You don’t meet many Nevada natives anymore” — echoes through my mind as I sit down to speak with Judge Karen P. Bennett, justice of the peace of Las Vegas Township Department 7.
Although she has made history as the city’s first African-American female justice of the peace, Bennett-Haron has reservations about publicly discussing the designation. by Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud
A conversation with WENDELL WILLIAMS
February 7, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community, Feature
The EVOLUTION of a community. A conversation with WENDELL WILLIAMS by Kimberly Bailey-Tureaud
COMMUNITY VISION – SUCCESS as a black entrepreneur
January 6, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community
In the 1960s, Negroes fought to be accepted as equals through a well-organized civil rights movement. Black pride came into focus during the 1970s, as black America sought to shake off stereotypes that unfairly associated the community with urban poverty and other social ills. In the 1980s and ’90s, a combination of hard work, determination and robust affirmative action programs brought record numbers of African-Americans into the ranks of corporate America. by SHAUNDELL NEWSOME
Black Image celebrates the opening of CityCenter
January 1, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community, Photos
Photo | ALAN FELDMAN
Readers reveal their hopes for the NEW YEAR!
January 1, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Community, Cover Story, Feature
Charles Tureaud gets community resolutions for 2010. Readers reveal their hopes for the NEW YEAR!
Springs Preserve to host third annual Winter Lights Festival
By Dawn Barraclough Illuminate your world at the third annual Winter Lights Festival, where centuries-old seasonal traditions meet modern-day innovation. Set amidst the latest in green building technology and native desert gardens — adorned by a half-million eco-friendly LED lights — this winter celebration will delight the young-at-heart of all ages. Scheduled from 5 to […]
CHRISTMAS AT WARTIME: Home for the HOLIDAYS!
Christmas is upon us, and the holidays are a wonderful time to honor the men and women serving in the armed forces of the United States. This is an especially important time to remember those who are, or soon will be, fighting overseas. Many families are filled with extra joy this holiday season, because their […]
Advocate dedicated to assisting low-income children
A report aired last month on CNN confirmed for the world what many Nevadans have long known: Already among the hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis, the state now ranks with the highest in the U.S. in numbers of homeless families and hungry children. Rory Sipp is among those on the front lines, helping families […]
