Self-Revision as Praxis
The ax forgets, but the tree remembers. – African proverb “Forgetting is the true death.” – Mama Koko Zauditu Selassie,
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Searching for Anna Douglass in the Archives
On a warm August afternoon in 1882, 3,000 family, friends, and acquaintances gathered to pay their respects to Mrs. Anna
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Betting on Black: Gambling and Gaming in the ‘Mississippi of the West’
In the famous 1954 Ebony article “Negroes can’t win in Las Vegas,” James Goodrich dubbed Sin City
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How Josephine Baker Challenged Las Vegas Racism
By the mid-twentieth century, Las Vegas’ reputation as the “Mississippi of the West” was well-earned. As Black Americans from the
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Introducing “Black Las Vegas”
Building its reputation upon tourism, gaming, and a constant search to innovate the entertainment industry, visitors to Las Vegas can
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