2024 Juneteenth Events in New Mexico

Celebrate Juneteenth at one of these 2024 Juneteenth Events in New Mexico.
True NM Exhibition Combats State’s Tricultural Myth
by Kristin Satterlee You’ve probably heard New Mexico’s tricultural myth: the common misconception that the state’s culture is a harmonious blend of Indigenous, Latinx, and Anglo heritages. Setting aside this myth’s other inaccuracies, where does that fable leave the stories of African American and AAPINH (Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian) New Mexicans who […]
2024 New Mexico Primary Election: NMBLC’s Voting Guide

Cast your vote in the 2024 New Mexico primary election with the NMBLC voting resource guide.
Jazz Jammin’: Rodney Bowe Talks Jazz Origins and Local Jams

Kristin Satterlee talks with musician Rodney Bowe about the origins of jazz music as well as his favorite jazz jams here in Albuquerque.
One NM Gospel Concert Pays Tribute to Black American Experience

Kristin Satterlee talks with Las Vegas-based singer-songwriter Aria Gaston about the ways that gospel music is rooted in the Black American experience in advance of the 2024 One NM Gospel Concert.
Getting to YES: HB 293 & Housing as a Human Right in New Mexico

Cathryn McGill reflects on legislative efforts to affirm housing as a human right in New Mexico and announces NMBLC’s upcoming D.R².I.V.E. Demystifying Roundhouse Rules: Introduce • Vote • Enact event.
American Fiction Deep Dive: The Dilemma of Black Creatives and Success

Shannon Yvonne Moreau explores the narratives and realities surrounding Black creatives, success and “selling out” through the lens of Cord Jefferson’s Academy Award-winning film American Fiction.
Byron Powdrell’s Got the Beat: On Educational Futures, Radio & R&B

Learn more about entrepreneur and change-maker Byron Powdrell in this UpLift Chronicles profile.
New Mexico Legislation Roundup – Housing and Internet

How New Mexico legislation addressing housing and broadband fared in the 2024 session
Getting to Know Councilor Nichole Rogers: ABQ’s First Elected Black City Councilor

New Mexico Black Leadership Council (NMBLC) interviewed District 6 Councilor Nichole Rogers, Albuquerque’s first Black woman to hold the position.