North Las Vegas virtual art contest for Black History Month

The City of North Las Vegas is celebrating Black History Month with a social media campaign.

Pieces of artwork are being displayed virtually from people in the valley, and from students at the Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy.

THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS ISCELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTHWITH A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.PIECES OF ARTWORK ARE BEINGDISPLAYED VIRTUALLY FROM PEOPLEIN THE VALLEY -- AND FROMSTUDENTS AT THE SOUTHERN NEVADAURBAN MICRO ACADEMY.COUNCILWOMAN PAMELA () GOYNES-BROWN HELPED PUT THECAMPAIGN TOGETHER.SHE SAYS - ONE OF THEIR GOALS ISTO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THECONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AFRICANAMERICANS WHO ARE NORMALLYIGNORED."We have so many local prominentleaders right here in SouthernNevada, and especially North LasVegas.

So we wanted our kids toknow local people as well, sothey have a well-rounded wealthof knowledge.""We really received somewonderful art submissions.

Ican’t name just one because eachof them spoke to me separately.We had beautiful hand-sketcheddrawings that folks did.

We hadfolks that put together collagesthat were just phenomenal."NORTH LAS VEGAS CHIEF OF STAFFREBECCA GIPSON ALSO SPEARHEADEDTHE CAMPAIGN.SHE HOPES THE EFFORT WILLRECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE PAVEDTHE WAY FOR EQUALITY.OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH COVERAGE