PEACE: Be the change in your world

BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD I lean in to place my fingers on the computer keyboard, with total knowledge that I can now create the world I desire to feel in my soul.  We all have an ability to be the world we would like to see — and for others to experience. Our total being is […]

It is Christmas

BY DARRYL L. FORTSON, M.D.  “Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt […]

Giving the gift of history and truth

BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Happy holidays to you as you embark on all your seasonal celebrations!  If you give gifts as part of your celebrations this season, give a loved one a trip to the new International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the most powerful space this side of the […]

Giving Thanks Is Harder Nowadays

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET Looking back over my life during this month of Thanksgiving, I can only conclude it is harder now to find things to be thankful for nowadays than it was back in the day.  Our family of five moved to Cleveland in September 1942, I was less than a year old. I learned, […]

PEACE: Giving Thanks vs. Gratitude!

BY KIMBERLY BAILEY-TUREAUD Many will say a quick “thank you” after receiving an act of giving, but there are some clear differences between saying “thank you,” and the internal gift of “gratitude.”  The “thank you,” is the response, and “gratitude” is the presence of peace.The courtesy of a “thank you,” is welcomed by many. But […]

Why Is American Progress In Harm’s Way?

BY LOUIE OVERSTREET In my lifetime, I have witnessed substantial progress towards the goal of “… a more perfect union.” Progress that has occurred in my time on Earth includes the following:  ● Integration of professional sports  ● Desegregation of the armed services  ● Brown v. Board of Education  ● March on Washington  ● Passage […]

PEACE: While You Wait

Many of us want what we want — exactly when we want it.  Unfortunately, the plan He has for us demands patience. Life is a giver of ALL things, and it is our divine duty to be proactive in preparation for things to come.  The gift is the process where lessons await our understanding. Strength […]

Library District Launches New ‘Free To Be’ Public Education Campaign

Bilingual messaging designed to illustrate the unexpected experiences found at your local library. New, dramatic branch signage spotlights and connects all 25 unique library locations. This is an exciting time of change and transformation for libraries — and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District is leading the way in telling this story with a new […]

YOU! HAVE THE POWER | Dr. Ellen Brown

Not too early to begin focusing on 2024 political issues BY DR. ELLEN BROWN What matters most when it comes to your livelihood, your family, your community, your future? Next question: how much are those things affected — or even controlled — by political factors?  Lately, in talking with friends, family, and even random acquaintances, […]

The spirituality of practicing medicine

BY DARRYL L. FORTSON, M.D. Most people see the practice of medicine as a largely scientific affair — the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the human body when things are in health and equilibrium; and the derangement of that harmony when disease. contagion, inflammation, and trauma are present. That is, they think of the physics […]

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