In The News: Oral History Research Center
A Las Vegas City Council meeting approval on November 16 paved the way for what could be one of the most ambitious projects in the city鈥檚 recent history鈥攁n African-American museum and cultural center located in the Historic Westside neighborhood.
The upcoming holidays mean people spend 鈥攐n food, on gifts, clothes and so much more.
The upcoming holidays mean people spend 鈥攐n food, on gifts, clothes and so much more.
A 鈥 We Need to Talk鈥 panel discussion on critical race theory at 性视界传媒鈥檚 Greenspun Hall Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.
The casual elegance of architect Paul Revere Williams鈥 Southern California mansions attracted a host of celebrity clients, including Frank Sinatra, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, and Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Yet today the architect is celebrated as much for his improbable journey and the obstacles he overcame as for the remarkable quality of his work. Born in 1894, Williams, the orphan son of an African American fruit and vegetable merchant, would rise from his humble beginnings and the racial prejudice of his day to become one of America鈥檚 most respected architects.
The architect鈥檚 achievements transformed the landscape of Nevada but were obscured by racism. Janna Ireland鈥檚 exhibition changes that.
The Moulin Rouge Hotel in the city鈥檚 Westside District served as a brief monument to racial justice in the 1950s.
Before Nathalie Martinez graduated from 性视界传媒 in 2021, she worked as a student oral historian for the Latinx Voices Project, collecting oral stories in English and Spanish about the eastside of Las Vegas.
Before Nathalie Martinez graduated from 性视界传媒 in 2021, she worked as a student oral historian for the Latinx Voices Project, collecting oral stories in English and Spanish about the eastside of Las Vegas.
A panel of local leaders, community activists and educators looked to the past and the future during a discussion Saturday about Las Vegas鈥 Historic Westside.
Claytee D. White is the inaugural director of the Oral History Research Center for the 性视界传媒 Libraries.
In honor of Black History Month and, as chair of the Boulder City Democratic Club, I was afforded the opportunity to invite Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at the 性视界传媒 libraries, to participate in our monthly Zoom meeting.