HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | Jackson Avenue Nightclubs in the 1940s

Jackson Avenue Nightclubs in the 1940s BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE The decade of the 1940s ended as two special business districts began in Las Vegas: the Las Vegas Strip and the Jackson Avenue business core. The Strip boasted El Rancho Vegas, Hotel Last Frontier, Flamingo, and Thunderbird. The Jackson Avenue business corridor spilled onto D, […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | Do we need a Black history workshop for young people?

Do we need a Black history workshop for young people? BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE One year before the Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachusetts, the White Lion landed at Point Comfort near the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia. The White Lion’s passengers included 20–30 Africans who helped to build the country. As the early […]

Why It’s Okay to Drive a Beater

Why It’s Okay to Drive a Beater BY CRAIG KIRKLAND, EVP/Director of Retail Banking, Nevada State Bank My mom keeps nearly everything, and I recently came across her promissory note for a car she bought in 1976. It was a 1972 American Motors SST Brougham station wagon that was 18 feet long with a V-8 […]

PEACE: The power of one!

As we can see with the war in Ukraine, one person can cause massive human suffering. Contrary to this evil, we should be awakened to the power of love and doing right — because one person also has the power to do good if only conceived and believed. Power is in your God-given spirit to […]

HISTORIC BLACK VEGAS | The Biltmore and Rochester

The Biltmore and Rochester BY CLAYTEE D. WHITE Before the Moulin Rouge there was the Nevada Biltmore at the corner of Main and Bonanza. The Moulin Rouge was upscale — it could rival any property on the Strip in its 1955 heyday, and was for all intents and purposes located in the Black community. Known […]

PEACE: Persevere!

The command of the Universe and that of our ancestors is one of perseverance. WE CAN NEVER GIVE UP! Our being is one that keeps going toward the path ordained for us by God. Sometimes we just get in our own way and interrupt the process required to achieve personal greatness. The breath of life […]

PEACE: Waiting brings peace

Our lives are so demanding and we’re always in a rush to meet expectations so that outcomes are what we’ve planned. Sometimes the plan is derailed, which brings discomfort and anxiety. But can we build our muscle for unconditional patience? Can we release the control we think we have on the Universe? Taking time to […]

PEACE: You Good?

We are in the season of giving, but we can’t forget about ourselves. Every now and then we should stop and say, “Hey YOU!” Be the voice that reminds yourself how wonderful you are and to wake up your intention to take care of yourself. It could be a silent walk, going to get your […]

Liberty Dental Plan

Las Vegas Black Image Magazine is very impressed by the community outreach being conducted by Liberty Dental Plan, which is on a mission to educate Southern Nevada residents about affordable coverage.  It is becoming increasingly understood how dental health plays a huge role in overall wellbeing. Finding an affordable plan is the challenge Liberty Dental […]

PEACE: Water: A Love Story!

Water, I love the way you make me feel. You quench my thirst with coolness that engulfs my body and clears obstructions from the passages that give me life. You fill me with refreshment when dryness tries to stop movement and growth. You nourish my physical being and give my locks their long silky dance. […]

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