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Seifullah, Fateen, 1968-

Fateen Seifullah was born in Compton, CA in 1968 when that area was run by gangs. The family moved to Las Vegas where his gang affiliation began. Seifullah explains the gang culture, how their operations work, drugs, how using the product is to be avoided, prison, and street life. Now, Seifullah is an Iman, leader of a mosque in the Historic Westside. Since 2010, he has led an initiative to develop a "Muslim Village." HIs goal is to drive gangs and drug houses out of the community, purchase surrounding properties, and transform the area.

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Stone, Tia Coward, 1996-

Tia Stone organized several protests and talks about the organizing steps involved in the rally and march from the Boulevard Mall to the Convention Center on Donald Trump's 74th birthday - June 14, 2020. The Boulevard Mall is at 3528 S. Maryland Parkway and the walk to the Convention Center at 3150 Paradise is 1.4 miles, an easy walk on most days. The organized crowd of approximately 800 people required more time than usual.

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Shepherd, Brian O., 1976-

Brian Shepherd, Chief of Staff of SEIU Local 1107, understands the impact of strong union jobs for Nevada families. His union represents the largest contingency of healthcare and public sector workers across the state. The Services Employee International Union advocates for fair wages, good healthcare, and the secret ballot. In addition to his call as a union man, Shepherd was called by the Creator and is in divinity school. He and the union empowers members to organize for progressive causes.

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Edmond, Mackie L., 1944-

Husband of Shirley Edmond.

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Taylor, Althia Loreece, 1948-

Shirley Edmond and Althia Taylor grew up on Jackson Avenue where their parents owned Johnson's Malt Shop. Both women worked in the postal service until their retirements; Shirley worked for 36 years and Althia for 32 years. Shirley went into management but Althia loved mail delivery even after 14 dog bites. Mackie Edmond worked for the Stardust and interacted with MOB figures like Frank Rosenthal. He explains why people thought that era was better than corporate ownership.

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McCollum, Larry C., 1968-

Larry is the son of Althia Loreece Taylor.

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Holbert, Elgin, Jr., 1946-

A street on the Westside is named for Elgin Holbert's grandmother, Viola Cunningham, who was an early land owner. It is believed that in 2002 she donated the property for Madison School now renamed Wendell P. Williams Elementary School. Although from Eudora, Arkansas, a few miles from Mississippi, his parents are a mixed couple, mother is White and father, Black. His mother was treated well in the Westside community but was very private concentrating on rearing her children with little community interaction.

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Davis, Gerald W., 1949-

Gerald Davis was falsely arrested on a Sunday afternoon in October 1969, taken to jail, and spent the night there even though one police officer tried to correct the disrespectful behavior of his partner. This action led to a 3-day riot in the Black Westside community of Las Vegas. Davis was born in Las Vegas in a home at 1223 North H Street and remembers businesses like the Cove, the Louisiana Club, Hamburger Heaven, Town Tavern, and the Brown Derby, his favorite night spot even when he was too young to enter the establishment.

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Davis, Dianna, 1955-

Dianna Davis worked at the Clark County School District [CCSD] after a short stint as a maid where she was accosted by a hotel visitor and worked in fear afterwards. CCSD was better; she became a baker at the location that supplied food for all the schools in the county. Her fond memory is her favorite teacher, Mrs. Moten, who instilled a pride in blackness in her African American students. [Mrs. Moten is the mother of Fred Moten, the critical thinker of our times who is Professor of Performance Studies at NY University.]

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Johnson, James Harris, III, 1981-

James Johnson works as a cameraman/photojournalist for Channel 3 CBS News. He worked as an anchor in Laredo, TX, Bakersfield, CA, and Omaha, NE after leaving Las Vegas to advance his career. Racism in Omaha was more overt and damaging than in other cities. He moved back to Las Vegas with his wife and children and resumed the work he loves. To his credit, Johnson has earned three Emmy Awards because of his artistry in anchoring, reporting, editing, shooting, interviewing, producing, and writing.

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