At Green Valley High School, a golden ‘Nugget’ of excellence
June 1, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Cover Story, Feature
I am pleased to serve as this month’s guest student journalist, given the honor of writing about someone at my school who has earned a lot of respect and admiration. His name is Durrell “Nugget” McDonald, who many students look upon as a great guy. He excels as our school’s track and field star, varsity basketball player and honor student. In all things, McDonald is defying the odds and reaching only for excellence.
Days in the lives of black performers on the Strip
March 30, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Invariably, the words Las Vegas conjure up images of the Strip and the entertainment that can be found there every day of the year.
In memory of Don Cornelius, creator/founder of ledgendary hit TV show “Soul Train”
March 5, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Walter Mason (top right), founder and director of the Ira Aldridge Theatre Company of Nevada, presents the classic Lorraine Hansberry play, “A Raisin in the Sun” at Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, Feb. 25 and 26. Call (702) 651-5483 for more information.
A Raisin in the Sun
February 9, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Walter Mason (top right), founder and director of the Ira Aldridge Theatre Company of Nevada, presents the classic Lorraine Hansberry play, “A Raisin in the Sun” at Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, Feb. 25 and 26. Call (702) 651-5483 for more information.
Red Tails Premiere at the Palms
February 8, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Photos
At the Las Vegas premiere of “Red Tails,” hosted at Brenden Theaters by County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly, second from left, a number of luminaries were in attendance. They included, third from left, retired Maj. Ralph Turner, who served as a Tuskegee Airman; actor, far left, Antonio Fargas (best known as Huggy Bear on “Starsky & Hutch”); and photographer, far right, Jerry Metellus.
Exclusive photos from the Michael Jackson fan fest exhibit
January 16, 2012 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Photos, Photos
A ballerina of our own performs in ‘The Nutcracker’
December 1, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
The Nevada Ballet Theatre is celebrating its 40th year in Las Vegas. To the delight of cultural enthusiasts in the entertainment capital, the renowned dance company has given four decades of top-notch performances.
Metro police officer/playwright brings real life plays to save lives
September 6, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
R. Byron Stringer has earned a reputation as one of Las Vegas’ most prolific local playwrights, the creative force behind a number of entertaining plays that also stimulate self-discovery.
MARY WILSON – Original Supreme shares how life has been good to her
June 28, 2011 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
It was a 1950s middle school talent show that began the journey for a 12-year-old girl from the Detroit projects, which was soon parlayed into a magical musical career for Mary Wilson, original member of the world-famous Supremes.
Secrets of a soap opera diva
November 4, 2010 by Las Vegas Black Image Magazine
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Cover Story, Feature
Victoria Rowell, who first became a household name two decades ago in the role of feisty Drucilla Winters on the highly rated CBS daytime series “The Young and the Restless,” is hard at work on several fronts. Not only is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Women Who Raised Me” now promoting her second book, but Rowell is also the subject of a fan-based campaign to bring her character back to the soap opera on which she starred for 17 years. In an interview, the actress, advocate, mother and onetime foster child opened up to Black Image about her work as a writer, the realities of race in the television industry, and why breast cancer awareness has become her personal crusade.





