As Black History Month continues, Ruby Duncan’s legacy is being celebrated for a lifetime of activism that helped shape social programs still valued today and for her role in securing a library for Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.

The earliest settlers and their direct descendants became notable leaders throughout Las Vegas in the 20th century, helped build up the Historic Westside, and now make up the African American community across the Las Vegas Valley.

Filipino Town is coming up on its one-year anniversary this spring. So today, host Sonja Cho Swanson sits down with two of the movers and shakers behind the project: Ron Sumbang, on the board of directors for Filipino Town, and Ava Cariño, a PhD student at UNLV studying Filipino Foodways and research assistant at Istorya. We learn how they rallied for the creation of a Filipino Town, why it matters to Las Vegas, and get their insider tips for where to find their favorite Filipino dishes.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime advocate for civil and equal rights, has died at 84. Jackson later shifted his activism from grassroots efforts to politics.

About four years ago, students in North Las Vegas told the mayor they sometimes skipped school because their hair wasn’t done. To boost their confidence, the city launched an initiative to provide K–12 students with high-quality products and resources for moisturizing, styling, and caring for textured hair. The Black Hair Care drive runs throughout February, which is Black History Month. 

On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission approved a plan for Chinatown that's been years in the making: A 10-year glow-up that will include wider sidewalks, safety infrastructure, more greenery and shade, and (yes!) better parking. Co-host Sarah Lohman talks with Commissioner Justin Jones, one of the architects of this plan, and professor Mark Padoongpatt, Director of Asian and Asian-American studies at UNLV, about what's in store for Spring Mountain Road, why our Chinatown is unique, and how they're hoping to avoid gentrification.

New Caribbean steakhouse Maroon will offer an important history lesson, a cultural experience, and food by an award-winning chef. Maroon will be the Strip’s first major restaurant owned and helmed by a Black chef, introducing the boulevard to the breadth of African diasporic cuisine.

A Black holiday that may suggest more than an end to slavery.

May 25 marks five years since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking protests about police conduct nationwide, including in Las Vegas. In the aftermath of that movement, what, if anything, changed about the Black experience in Las Vegas? What reforms have police made? Did George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin really change police behavior?

May is AAPI Heritage Month, and concerns for upkeeping Chinatown remain in the Las Vegas community. The cultural hub started with a single mall in the mid-1990s. Today, its 3 miles contain more than 150 restaurants and countless other stores and shops.

No one should be calling anyone a “Big Back.” “Big back” is slang for an overweight person, a “food lover” or someone who eats a lot, according to Urban Dictionary.

A Nevada state assemblymember is drafting a bill to establish a commission to study the impacts of slavery and racial discrimination, and to consider the potential for reparations.