Oral history interview with Jshauntae Marshall conducted by Claytee D. White on November 22, 2025 for the African-Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Marshall recalls her childhood growing up near Chicago, Illinois and attending church with her family. Marshall moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during her senior year of high school and decided to enter the medical field. She first attended the College of Southern Nevada to join the nursing program and later decided to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Marshall became involved with hospital administration eventually becoming a Chief Operating Officer and the director of Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Marshall talks about eventually moving back to Las Vegas and going back to school for social work and creating the Gooden Foundation. Marshall also became an ordained minister and full-spectrum doula and became involved with politics after her son faced racist threats at Arbor View High School and advocated for the passing of Assembly Bill 371 which helps address discrimination in schools. Marshall concludes the interview by talking about her community work with Black mothers and children. Digital audio is available; no transcript available.
Oral history interview with Jshauntae Marshall conducted by Claytee D. White on November 22, 2025 for the African-Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Marshall recalls her childhood growing up near Chicago, Illinois and attending church with her family. Marshall moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during her senior year of high school and decided to enter the medical field. She first attended the College of Southern Nevada to join the nursing program and later decided to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Marshall became involved with hospital administration eventually becoming a Chief Operating Officer and the director of Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Marshall talks about eventually moving back to Las Vegas and going back to school for social work and creating the Gooden Foundation. Marshall also became an ordained minister and full-spectrum doula and became involved with politics after her son faced racist threats at Arbor View High School and advocated for the passing of Assembly Bill 371 which helps address discrimination in schools. Marshall concludes the interview by talking about her community work with Black mothers and children. Digital audio is available; no transcript available.
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Jshauntae Marshall oral history interview, November 22, 2025. OH-03970. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1pz0z
This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2026. Tammi Kim wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio files. The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.