YOU! HAVE THE POWER | It is done! Election stress and the art of settling down

BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Is it done — or just beginning?  I have it, my family has it, the lady at the checkout has it, the pastor, and even the rideshare lady has it: stress!  A US News and World Report article recently caught my attention, offering — in a roundabout way at the time […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Unleash Your Own Power: Vote! 

BY DR. ELLEN BROWN Have you thought about how much — or how little — power you possess? Not just the power to get whatever you want, whenever you want — but power that manifests when needed to make important things happen.  Another question: how often have you heard friends and others talk about disturbing […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | What do we share at the table?

BY DR. ELLEN BROWN It’s official!  In just a few weeks the contributions that “WE” made during the 2024 presidential campaign — including donations and prayers — will be revealed. Now is the time to show our support in every possible way for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is on the cusp of winning the […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Black voter views show promise for Kamala Harris

BY DR. ELLEN BROWN The 2024 presidential election is likely to be remembered for its unique characteristics compared to previous elections. In fact, it seems to be unfolding in a manner reminiscent of a movie: changing the candidate on the ticket at this stage of the race is unprecedented in history.  It is a fact […]

BLACK EXCELLENCE: AVERY FORD, M.D.

In his practice, medicine is more than a healing Avery Ford, M.D. received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he graduated with distinction as a Health Justice Scholar. He earned a master’s degree in Medical Health Sciences from Touro University Nevada and bachelor’s degrees in both Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Highlights President’s Actions to Lower Housing Costs

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez visited Nevada to highlight President Biden’s actions to lower housing costs and support renters and homebuyers. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez met with Graciela Rodriguez, a local renter, and Michelle Merced, a Las Vegas housing advocate, in North Las Vegas, where corporate landlords have bought hundreds of homes and raised housing costs on families.  Rep. […]

Contract Player

BLACK EXCELLENCE: MARILYN F. BOOKER Marilyn F. Booker is founder, president and CEO of OPPSWell, the premier B2B platform where enterprise buyers can engage directly with small and large business suppliers. She launched her startup app, which can be found at oppswell.com, in February of this year.  Booker has close to 30 years of Wall […]

Congressional Black Caucus Welcomes Newest Member

Nevada Congressman and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Steven Horsford, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued a statement following the ceremonial swearing-in of Representative Gabe Amo.  “The Congressional Black Caucus is proud to welcome U.S. Representative Gabe Amo as the Caucus’ historic 60th member, and the first person of color to […]

Anti-Semitic Hate Is Palestine Suicide

BY DARRYL L. FORTSON, M.D.  Hate is its own destroyer. It consumes itself. The hater points a gun at the hated, who is his neighbor. What the hater rarely realizes is that when he or she points the gun at his or her neighbor, they are pointing the gun at their own head. When they […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | George Simmons / The Golden West Shopping Center / Joseph Agosto

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE In September, I attended the homegoing service of George Simmons and discovered that he was the architect who designed the Golden West Shopping Center! I should have remembered because I interviewed Simmons many years ago. When I looked back at the interview, I discovered he did not mention the shopping center […]

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