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The Killing of Charles Bush by Las Vegas Police

May 6, 2022May 4, 2022 Tyler D. Parry Charles Bush, Las Vegas, Nevada, police violence, Protest

In the early morning of July 31, 1990, Terri Siddoway left her apartment and journeyed toward a nearby convenience store

When the Nevada Supreme Court Tackled Racial Bias

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Randolph M. Fiedler & Jocelyn S. Murphy black lives matter, George Floyd, Las Vegas, police brutality, Supreme Court

Thirty years ago, seeking to address “the civil unrest in Las Vegas” triggered by decades-long discrimination against Black people throughout

Betting on Black: Gambling and Gaming in the ‘Mississippi of the West’

May 4, 2022May 5, 2022 Kendra Gage, Javon Johnson, and Tyler D. Parry #AAIHSRoundtable, #BlackLasVegas, Jim Crow

In the famous 1954 Ebony article “Negroes can’t win in Las Vegas,” James Goodrich dubbed Sin City

How Josephine Baker Challenged Las Vegas Racism

May 3, 2022May 4, 2022 Claytee White #AAIHSRoundtable, #BlackLasVegas, Black women

By the mid-twentieth century, Las Vegas’ reputation as the “Mississippi of the West” was well-earned. As Black Americans from the

Radical Histories After the 1960s: A CBFS Interview

April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 Erik Wallenberg CBFS, CBFS Interview, civil rights, Conservatism, environmental justice, mass incarceration, Ronal Reagan

Conversations in BlackFreedom Studies (CBFS) is a monthly discussion series held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Curated by Jeanne