Nevada PR Professional Reggie Burton Spotlighted In "Obsidian & Neon" Photo/Narrative Profile

HENDERSON, Nev. - Feb. 22, 2022 - PRLog -- The third annual "Obsidian & Neon: Building Black Life & Identity in Las Vegas" photo/narrative profiles exhibit is featuring Reggie Burton, owner of the RB Group public relations firm and founder of the Avery Burton Foundation, as one of its 21 iconic photo/narrative profiles of black Las Vegans who have made a difference in their community.

The exhibit opened Dec. 10 in the Clark County Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, and runs through Feb. 26.

"Obsidian & Neon" is a collection of 21 striking black-and-white photographs of noted Nevada African American community leaders by veteran Las Vegas photographer Jeff Scheid, accompanied with narratives written by artist, writer and professor of creative writing at the College of Southern Nevada Erica Vital-Lazare. Highlighted black Las Vegans were chosen from areas that included the arts, sports, casino-work, activism and politics.

Burton was chosen for inclusion in "Obsidian & Neon" for his work at the Avery Burton Foundation. ABF was founded by Burton and his family to honor his son, Avery Rashawn Burton, who two months after graduating from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), suffered a major depressive episode and took his life in July 2017 at age 22.

"It's hard to encapsulate… the honor of Reggie Burton's induction in what I have come to call the Pantheon of Black Excellence in Las Vegas," Vital-Lazare said.  "The name, Obsidian & Neon, evokes the qualities of that eponymous rock—that beauty, strength, resilience—along with the iconic light that shapes this city, as well as the inner light those represented in this project so beautifully share

To read Reggie Burton's full narrative profile, please go to: www.averyburtonfoundation.org.

To honor Avery's memory and warn families about the dangers of depression, the Burton family started a scholarship in his name. The Avery Burton Excellence in Academics and Sports Scholarship ensures his legacy will live on through the work of the ABF and storytelling initiatives, including the Resilience Project, which publishes student essays to ensure they have their voices heard and inspire hope for others struggling with the mental health toll from isolation.

For more information please visit: http://www.averyburtonfoundation.org.

"It's an honor to be featured in Jeff's and Erica's photo essay exhibit," Burton said. "I am a mental health advocate, but I'm also a storyteller and proud to be associated with "Obsidian and Neon" and highlighting the contributions of Black Nevadans in such an artistic way."