My name is DEDRA Edmond-Drew and I, like my mother, am a native of Las Vegas, Nevada.

I have a strong connection to a major part of the once Black owned, operated and supported section of Las Vegas first known as McWilliams Townsite then later as the “Westside.” It was a thriving, and exciting community which flourished before, during, and after the great southern migration, World War II, and segregation. I now own the property that’s been in our family for over 80 years. It is located between “D” and “E” Streets on Jackson Avenue, lovingly called by most natives as Jackson “Street.”