In The News: Oral History Research Center
The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.
The best and worst of Las Vegas history will be on display for the world to see starting this weekend with the debut of two documentary series.
A long-time poet, civil rights activist and autism advocate in Las Vegas is gaining more attention for another hat she wears: balloon entrepreneur.
This Black History Month, Channel 13 is honoring a woman who has long championed the rights of low-income families in Nevada. From leading marches on the Las Vegas Strip, to starting an innovative nonprofit in the Historic Westside, Ruby Duncan is a changemaker whose legacy has left a lasting impact.
Today, I opened a copy of the Las Vegas Sentinel dated January 14, 1982. This was the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. issue, and on the front page was a Stevie Wonder quote, “I and a growing number of people believe that it is time for our country to adopt legislation that will make January 15, Martin Luther King’s birthday, a national holiday, both in recognition of what he achieved and as a reminder of the distance which still has to be traveled.”
In Las Vegas, activists and community leaders helped preserve landmarks to both the discrimination against African Americans and the growth in their numbers and their migration to Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.
The project is designed to document the tragic December 6, 2023 shooting on campus.
A gifted onstage improviser, Greene was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest stand-up acts of his generation.
As Lucille Bryant told a University of Nevada Las Vegas oral historian, once she moved to Las Vegas in 1953 and got a job at the Algiers Hotel.
What are the current plans for businesses in the Westside Business core? During the years from the early 1940s through the 1970s, businesses on the Westside were vibrant and successful. There were restaurants, nightclubs with gaming, a bowling alley, taxicab company, malt shop, beauty shops, and barbershops.
A pair of top executive branch officials left Nevada earlier this week, potentially leaving no formal acting governor as required by state law.
Claytee White, historian and director of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center, mentioned the Historic Westside’s resiliency and long-lasting legacy.