Shop Talk

Thursday, August 7, 2025   
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 

Blade Masters

2245 N Decatur Blvd # D, Las Vegas, NV 89108


Join us for Shop Talk, an open and empowering community event designed specifically for Black men to come together in a trusted and familiar space: the neighborhood barbershop. This father-son or mentor event fosters meaningful connection across generations, creating an opportunity to break harmful cycles and build a healthier future for the next generation of young men.

We’ll bring together healthcare professionals, mental health advocates, and community leaders for real conversations about the links between smoking, stress, and depression—and the lasting impact these challenges can have on our health, our relationships, and our legacy. 

What you can Expect

  • Evidence-based information on how tobacco and nicotine use increase the risk of heart disease.
  • Insights into how tobacco use affects mental health, including links to anxiety and depression.
  • Discussions around the unique health disparities Black men face and strategies for overcoming them.
  • Access to trusted community resources for health and mental wellness

This community event will also include free back-to-school supplies for students, free haircuts for registered attendees, and delicious food (while supplies last).

 

Space is limited, registration is encouraged.

 

RSVP TO ATTEND SHOP TALK

 

Questions? Please contact Amineh Harvey at harveya@snhd.org.

Discussion Topics

  • How to adopt the elements of health and wellness to achieve optimal health
  • How to lower your risk for heart disease and stroke
  • How to control and manage your blood pressure
  • How stress is a contributing factor
  • How distrust in the health care system can impact preventable health care
  • How physical activity and nutrition improves heart health

Featured Guest Panelists

 

Sheldon A. Jacobs, PsyD, LMFT – Dr. Jacobs is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has been providing individual, couples and family therapy to individuals from various walks of life for the past 17 years. He opened his own part-time private practice, Dr. Sheldon A. Jacobs Counseling Services in September 2020, where he works with youth, adults, and professional athletes. He has taught at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Phoenix-Las Vegas Campus at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

 

Jamerson Holloway, DNP(c), MBA, BSN, RN– Manager of a Patient Aligned Care Team at the VA with a focus on prevention and chronic condition management. After significant successes in sales, marketing, and customer service, looking to become a mentor, manager, and leader to assist others in attaining their goals with a focus on service for humanity.

Alphonso Gibbs, Jr., LICSW, LCSW-C – Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is currently working at the Veterans Administration Health Systems of Southern Nevada as the Community Engagement Partnership Coordinator, in Suicide Prevention. His experience includes case-management with severely mentally ill, dually-diagnosed, formerly homeless adult men and women, adolescent youth, at-risk youth, and families.
Calvin D. Lyons, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S – Dr. Lyons is Board Certified by The American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr. Lyons specializes in the treatment of colon and rectal cancer as well as benign diseases such as diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and anorectal disorders. He is board certified in both General Surgery and Colon and Rectal Surgery. In his free time Dr. Lyons enjoys exercising, travelling, and spending time with his wife and kid.

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