How Failure Can Stop You

BY DR. ROBERT E. FOWLER No one’s life is an unbroken chain of victories. We all experience setbacks, defeats, losses and failures. Consider the example of baseball: Not even the greatest players bat 1,000%. The same is true in ministry — we all make mistakes, even as we seek to serve God. The first thing […]

The Hudlin Manifesto: 10 Things Black People Need To Do Now

BY REGINALD HUDLIN When I was a child, the poster listing the Black Panthers’ 10- point program seemed to be everywhere. You may have disagreed with their goals or thought they were not realistic, but at least there was an action list that people could respond to. This was not a new idea. Booker T. […]

Black and brown communities being shut out of Neon project?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET The highly-publicized Neon construction project has been awarded to Kiewit, a Utah company. At more than a half-billion dollars, this project is located in (and adjacent) to black and brown communities in Las Vegas. It is expected to cause insufferable construction and traffic headaches for over three years. And guess what? As of […]

Oral History: Barbara Kirkland

‘Those Were Exciting Times!’ Barbara Kirkland first arrived to Las Vegas in 1946, coming from Shreveport, Louisiana, with her mother. In honor of Black History Month, the renowned educator — who once taught at the Historic Westside School and Kit Carson Elementary School — recently sat down to share her recollections about the Historic Westside […]

New Year, New Understanding

With 2016 coming into focus, political strategist Kenya Parham works to position African-Americans for a successful future. BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD The dawning of a new year brings a fresh start. And as political strategist Kenya T. Parham sees it, the flip of the calendar is also an ideal time to take stock of the state of […]

For black organizations, a simple solution to annual ‘hat in hand’ appeals

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET I trust that the readers of this column are bouncing back from excessive spending in the holiday season. For some of you, that spending included purchasing tickets to often overpriced events sponsored by our hand-to-mouth black organizations from late October through mid-January — with ticket prices ranging from $75 to $150. Just the […]

EYE ON BUSINESS: Making sense of the president’s policies

EYE ON BUSINESS: Open letter to candidates details hopes of the black business sector

7 traits of courageous leadership

BY DR. ROBERT E. FOWLER There are many courageous leaders in our world today. What comes to mind instantly are the military and emergency personnel who serve faithfully every day. It also takes courage to be an organizational leader. And I see many courageous leaders in that sector, as evidenced by strong organizations that thrive […]

America’s handbasket is all packed for the trip

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET The attitudes exhibited by the powerful people who run America, the policies initiated by their lackeys, and events of the last half-dozen years (coinciding with the presidency of Barack Obama), suggest we are ready to take our trip to purgatory. Our handbasket is packed with all kinds of goodies for the journey. The […]

Vegas black business void being filled by fanciful notions

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET The Black business community in Las Vegas has been in a death spiral since the middle of the last decade. That spiral was greased by the economic downturn that followed in 2008, making the decline even more precipitous. Other contributing factors were failed political leadership; potential conflicts for persons serving on the boards […]

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