Trish Geran is a native Las Vegan. She is the director of the award-winning film The Other Side of the Coin, a documentary about blacks in Las Vegas. She moved beyond the screen and placed within the pages of Beyond the Glimmering Lights: The Pride & Perseverance of African Americans in Las Vegas, the untold story of how the black residents and entertainers assisted greatly in giving Las Vegas its distinct flavor. She travels to various audiences to speak about her “hometown” and to inspire other writers.
Geran’s efforts as a community organizer and activist have been
recognized nationally by the NAACP and the Action Network Alliance. She has produced, written, and hosted community television programs in both California and Nevada.
Topics
• The history and experience of African Americans in Las Vegas
• The importance of knowing our history
• Where your city is going, is to know where it has been
• The difference between wanting to write and having to write
• History is a weapon
Books:
Beyond the Glimmering Lights: The Pride & Perseverance of
African Americans in Las Vegas
With No Way
Trish is also published in the Las Vegas/Hollywood Magazine and the
Las Vegas Sentinel Voice.
To book the author for a speaking engagement, book signing or other appearance, contact the publisher at 702.387.5260 or info@stephenspress.com.
Past Appearances
FEBRUARY 27th ~ 12 pm
Book Signing Appearance
Barnes & Noble
3860 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV
FEBRUARY 20th ~ 12 pm
Book Signing Appearance
Barnes & Noble
3860 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV
JANUARY 26th ~ 5 pm
Generations Speak: The Black Experience in Nevada
Mixer and Presentation
UNLV ~ Student Union
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV