On the morning of Jan. 8, 2020, residents in a North Las Vegas neighborhood near Ann Road and Clayton Street called 911 to report a man passed out in the gutter on the 5600 block of Indian Springs Drive. When officers arrived, they found 25-year-old Sidney De’Trae McKnight lying face down with a gunshot wound… Continue reading THE CASES THAT WON’T CLOSE
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Sin City’s All Seeing Eyes’
When the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced Project Blue Sky, the program was pitched as a leap in public safety. With 75 drones launched from 13 “Skyports” across the valley, operated by a centralized team, police said response times would shrink and situational awareness would grow. But beneath the promise lies a deeper… Continue reading Sin City’s All Seeing Eyes’
Planting Justice in the Desert
In a city often defined by neon excess and cultural displacement, a different kind of light pulses from Las Vegas’ historic West Side—a light rooted in earth, driven by women, and watered by the will to build what’s been denied. This is the home of the Obodo Collective, a grassroots nonprofit reclaiming not just land,… Continue reading Planting Justice in the Desert
Strong Bonds Lead To Change
Two community organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada, are working to improve the lives of underrepresented communities on the East Side and promote environmental sustainability. The Fifth Sun Project and The Solidarity Fridge are separate organizations that are focused on these issues in the East Side community. The Fifth Sun Project was founded by a group… Continue reading Strong Bonds Lead To Change
