The Historic Westside has a house that hosted Black entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole who couldn’t stay at the Las Vegas Strip casinos where they performed.
Black History Month
Virginia City’s boom in the later half of the nineteenth century brought some of Nevada’s early Black residents to the community for its wealth and opportunity.
In the 2024-2025 school year, 8.8 percent of the licensed teachers in CCSD were Black, according to the district’s data. That’s compared with the 15.9 percent of students who are Black.
An organizer said 4,000 people were expected to attend Saturday’s 16th annual Black History Month Festival at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas resident Lorell Guydon, 96, is the last survivor among her 17 siblings. Her grandfather, Leander Guydon, was one of more than 2,000 people interviewed as part of the Slave Narrative project.
Charles Kellar had an established law practice, but when Thurgood Marshall asked him to go to Nevada, he went.
Alex Dixon understands the significance of his appointment as chief executive officer of a megaresort on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Woodrow Wilson became the first African American to serve in the Nevada Legislature. He went through a lot to get there.
Visitors walking into the Historic Westside Legacy Park are met with images immortalizing Southern Nevada’s Black history.
The theme of this year’s event is “African Americans and Labor,” and it will celebrate Black people’s contributions to Southern Nevada’s history.
Sherita Childress, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist, has been working in Las Vegas for nearly 20 years.
Gwen Walker’s five-decade old mission to preserve and teach Black history was born out of a discouraging visit to the library.
As the market leader and vice president for Cox Communications in Las Vegas, Uthman said her goal is to help eliminate the digital divide in underserved communities.
Jessica Washington’s business went from decorations on front lawns during COVID-19 lock downs to Instagram-worthy arches at rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s most recent birthday party in Las Vegas.
The typically tranquil atmosphere around the Springs Preserve natural habitat was awash Saturday with live music and an abundance of smiling faces at the 15th annual Black History Month Festival.