Tag: black history

Kwanzaa Celebration

Head to the West Las Vegas Library Theater for the annual Kwanzaa Celebration. Kwanzaa is a time for families and communities to come together to remember the past and to

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Juneteenth: A Brunch Jamboree

This event is celebrates the Queer Black Experience of Juneteenth. This event is free and features a “dapper brunch” with live entertainment, networking, music, dance, food, drinks, and raffles.

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F.A.I.T.H. Juneteenth festival

Celebrate Juneteenth at this event, which includes a Kids Zone, where they can participate in arts and crafts and get their faces painted. Entertainment includes Praise Dancing, live music, African

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Las Vegas Stories : The Early Pioneers of Las Vegas

History of Juneteenth

Tyler D. Parry, an associate professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at UNLV, examines the history of the Juneteenth holiday and its broader importance within the United States.

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Juneteenth Songs of Freedom

Dr. Richard L. Hodges, a nationally celebrated Black baritone and scholar in lesser known Black musical works and their history, is set to share a concert that will bring to

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