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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter meeting minutes (redacted)
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Transcript of interview with Rev. Marion D. Bennett, Sr. by Claytee D. White, January 12, 2004
Interview with Rev. Marion D. Bennett, Sr. conducted by Claytee D. White on January 12, 2004. Bennett grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and graduated from Morris Brown College before earning his Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. He moved to Las Vegas in 1960 to pastor Zion United Methodist Church, ultimately growing his congregation to over six hundred members. Bennett speaks candidly about the racial tension that the Las Vegas community endured during integration and his fight to establish the Equal Rights Commission in Nevada. In 1973, he ran for the Nevada State Assembly and served for ten years, focusing on quality education and employment along with healthcare and equal rights.
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Audio clip from interview with Lawrence Weekly by Claytee D. White, April 22, 2013
Audio clip from interview with Lawrence Weekly by Claytee D. White, April 22, 2013. Weekly talks about the struggles of being an elected official on the Westside.
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"Force-Feeding Democracy": article draft by Roosevelt Fitzgerald
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On the 25th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter national targets and chapter programs and chairs documents
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 4: Early African American Legal Community: video
The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part Four: A conversation about “ Early African American Legal Community” MODERATOR- Rachel Anderson (Professor-UNLV Boyd School of Law) PANELISTS- Michael L. Douglas (Justice-Supreme Court of Nevada) Karen Bennett (Justice- Las Vegas Justice Court) Booker Evans (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) John R. Bailey ( Attorney/Managing Partner Bailey Kennedy) Timothy C. Williams (Justice-District Court)
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Audio recording clip from an Interview with Eva G. Simmons by Claytee D. White, February 4, 2013
Part of an interview with Eva Simmons by Claytee D. White on February 4, 2013. Simmons talks about the formation of Les Femmes Douze, a scholarship-granting organization, that she helped found.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter AKAteens reports
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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Las Vegas African American Community Conversations, Part 1: Migration, Work, and Community Emergence: video
The Las Vegas African American Community Conversations is a four part, one hour round table conversation with local Las Vegans. They share their powerful stories and great history, with topics ranging from “Migration, Civil Rights, Education, Church, Entertainment and the Early Legal Community”. Part One: A conversation about “Early Migration, Work and Community Emergence”. MODERATOR- Trish Geran ( Author/Community Activist) PANELISTS- Lucille Bryant (Community Activist) Jackie Brantley (Former Director-Office of Governor Kenny Guinn) Hannah Brown (Urban Chamber of Commerce) David L. Washington (1st Black Chief of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Department) Brenda J. Williams (President-Westside School Alumni Foundation)
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Theta Theta Omega Chapter graduate advisor report
From the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Theta Theta Omega Chapter Records (MS-01014) -- Chapter records file.
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