Interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on November 28, 2004. Duncan moved to Las Vegas in 1977, worked with Nevada Motion Picture Services, and owned a travel agency. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.
Program from the Delta Sigma Theta Fourth Annual Social Action Luncheon: "Women Breaking New Ground." The luncheon was held at the Terrace Room at the Desert Inn Hotel.
Joan Dunn was born February 22, 1943 in the Bronx of New York City, New York. She was a teenager when she met and fell in love with Leslie Dunn. The couple married in 1962. And their loving partnership as parents and business people began. Joan attended City College of New York and received a BS/MA from UNLV in accounting. The Dunns moved to Las Vegas in 1962, when Les came to work at the Nevada Test Site. Years later, the couple would invest in real estate and were involved in major projects such as the development of the Galleria Mall.
View of the crowd gathered for the official unveiling of "Dream Come True" banner in the Berkley Square Historic District in Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.