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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations in New Mexico
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2023 is January 16th. The New Mexico Black Leadership Council has your rundown of celebrations happening around New Mexico.

The bill to make Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a national holiday was first introduced to Congress in 1979. It didn’t pass. One argument against the bill was the cost. The second argument was that King wasn’t worthy of a holiday. At the time, the only two people recognized with a holiday were George Washington and Christopher Columbus.

That first bill may have died, but the drive to establish MLK Day didn’t. You know that version of “Happy Birthday” that always pops out when Black people are celebrating? That song was written and produced by Stevie Wonder. He released it in the summer of 1981 as part of the campaign to make MLK Day real.

Six million citizens signed the petition for MLK day. President Reagan initially opposed the bill, but approved the bill in 1983. Though King’s birthday is January 15, MLK day is always on the third Monday of January.

Happy birthday to you, Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK Day is January 16th this year. Check the links below for MLK events happening around the state of New Mexico.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations in New Mexico

MLK 2023 Dream Weekend, Friday, January 13 – Monday, January 16, 2023, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://nmmlksc.org/event/mlk-2023-dream-weekend/

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mass, Sunday, January 15, 2023, Noon, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/667444994861455/

MLK Jr. Day Camps at Nuclear Museum for K-6 Students, Monday, January 16, 2023, 7:30am–5:30pm, Albuquerque.
Event Link: https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/educate/kids-camp/martin-luther-king-jr-day-camp

Race and Intolerance: Jewish and Black Americans by Ron Duncan Hart, Ph.D., Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2pm-3:30pm, Santa Fe.
Event Link: https://www.krqe.com/new-mexico-living-local-events/#!/details/Race-and-Intolerance-Jewish-and-Black-Americans-by-Ron-Duncan-Hart-Ph-D-/11335940/2023-01-15T14

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally, Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2pm–3:30 pm, Las Cruces.
Event Link: https://www.lwvsnm.org/event/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-rally/

Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day of Service, Monday, January 16, 2023, 8:30am–12:30pm, Farmington.
Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-four-corners-annual-martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-of-service-tickets-456333805697

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January 11, 2023
Kwanzaa: A Celebration of African American Culture and Heritage
Celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa with food, community, and creativity.

In the season two premiere of the HBO comedy Insecure, Issa Dee is spiraling out from a break up with her long term boyfriend. She devises a scheme to get him to come see her, then practices how she‘ll act in the event he does. She tries out several different personas, speeches, and outfits in front of her bedroom mirror.

“This reminds me of the fifth day of Kwanzaa. Oobija. Ilani. Booyakasha.”
—Insecure, S2 Ep1

The joke is twofold.

One: Issa is invoking the principles of Kwanzaa to get her boyfriend back.

Two: she doesn’t know what the principles of Kwanzaa are, so she spews some vaguely African-sounding words that she thinks could be related to Kwanzaa.

Even though Kwanzaa is a holiday that was created by an African-American for African-Americans, it’s often the case that African-Americans can’t rattle off the meaning, origins, or principles of Kwanzaa at the drop of a hat. That’s okay. We got you. Keep reading for your guide to all things Kwanzaa.

The Origins of Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa was created by professor Maulana Karenga to unite and empower the African American community in the wake of the Watts Rebellion. It’s modeled after African harvest traditions and provides African Americans a way to honor the culture and heritage that was ripped away from them during the slave trade. Kwanzaa runs for seven days, from December 26th through January 1st. The name Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili expression matunda ya kwanza, which means “first fruits of the harvest.” First celebrated in 1966, it’s now estimated that 30 million people worldwide celebrate Kwanzaa.

The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is based on seven principles, one for each day of the holiday.

Umoja: Unity

Kujichagulia: Self-determination

Ujima: Collective work and responsibility

Ujamaa: Cooperative economics

Nia: Purpose

Kuumba: Creativity

Imani: Faith

The Seven Symbols of Kwanzaa

Seven symbols represent the principles honored during the holiday.

Mazao: Crops, symbolizing a community harvest. Anything grown from the earth’s soil can represent a crop.

Mkeka: Mat, symbolizing the foundation of the past to build lives in the present.

Muhindi: Corn, symbolizing fertility and family.

Kinara: Candleholder, the most recognizable icon of Kwanzaa, symbolizing ancestry. It holds three red candles, three green candles, and one black candle. Some online Black owned businesses selling Kinaras: The Black Art Depot and It’s a Black Thang.

Mishumaa Saba: Seven candles, symbolizing the sun’s power to return after the darkness of winter. The colors are from the Pan-African flag: red (the struggle), black (the people), and green (the future). The candles are placed in the Kinara.

Kikombe Cha Umoja: Unity cup, used to pour liquid honoring the ancestors and for communal drinking. It’s typically displayed with the Kinara.

Zawadi: Gifts, given on the seventh day of Kwanzaa.

Ways to Celebrate Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a holiday that anybody can celebrate, not just African Americans. Read on for some ways to honor this holiday.

Meals

Meals play an important role in Kwanzaa celebrations. The sixth day of Kwanzaa, December 31st, is marked with Kurama, the large feast. Meals are a great way to explore and enjoy various African-American, African, Caribbean, and South American dishes. Mac and cheese, anyone?

Cookbooks to check out:

The Smithsonian’s Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook

High on the Hog by Jessica B. Harris (also available from the ABC Library System)

Rufus Estes’ Good Things to Eat (also available from the ABC Library System)

Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes by Jenne Claiborne (also available from the ABC Library System)

Candles

Light a candle each day to highlight that day’s Kwanzaa principle. Breathe meaning into the principles by reciting words or poetry by your favorite African American writer, leader, or activist.

And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou (also available from the ABC Library System)

Commissons y Corridos by Hakim Bellamy (also available from the ABC Library System)

Alive At The End Of The World by Saeed Jones (also available from the ABC Library System)

Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (also available from the ABC Library System)

Grinning and Bare by Ebony Isis Booth (also available from the ABC Library System)

Other Kwanzaa Celebration Ideas

Click the link on the National Museum of African American History and Culture site for more ideas on celebrating Kwanzaa:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/seven-principles-kwanzaa

Check out the book Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture by Maulana Karenga

Learn more at the Official Kwanzaa Website.

Read the Albuquerque Journal article on local residents celebrating Kwanzaa:
https://www.abqjournal.com/1262425/local-residents-celebrate-kwanzaa.html

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December 22, 2022
NMBLC is Moving and Needs Volunteers!
Help the New Mexico Black Leadership Council move into its new office space December 19, 2022.

NMBLC needs volunteers for the upcoming office move. For the past several years, the New Mexico Black Leadership Council (NMBLC) had its headquarters in the center of Albuquerque’s International District at 1258 Ortiz Drive SE. On January 10, 2023, NMBLC will close on its new location: still in the International District, and just a few blocks away from the old location.

Why is NMBLC moving?

NMBLC leased an office at the Ortiz Building for a few years. As the mission and outreach of the organization expanded, so did its physical space. Administrative and operations staff, a community and press meeting room, the UpLift Initiative, and the Roots Summer Leadership Academy (RSLA) were all housed at the Ortiz Building. NMBLC had hoped to eventually buy the Ortiz Building and incorporate a training center and resource hub into the space.

In the fall of 2022, the owners of the Ortiz building accepted an offer from an out-of-state buyer. They informed NMBLC that the lease would be terminated by the end of the year.

When one door closes, another opens. NMBLC is pleased to announce it bought a new building! In January of 2023, NMBLC will move into 1314 Madeira Dr SE. It’s only a few blocks from the old location. It’s just north of Gibson, between Twisters and Stripes Burritos, and across from Sonic. NMBLC will still be in the same neighborhood. It will be in proximity to its signature community initiatives such as the outdoor RSLA camp and Pamoja Run/Walk. On top of that, NMBLC will be able to continue serving those in the vicinity.

NMBLC’s Pamoja 2022 5K Runners

NMBLC’s Pamoja 2022 Banner

Another benefit of the move is that NMBLC will be severing ties from a landlord tenant situation that had become untenable. Maintenance failures on the part of building management were an ongoing issue. Basic building functions such as maintaining the restrooms and fixing the heating and cooling systems were routinely ignored by the management company. This situation will be remedied at the new office building.

NMBLC New Office Building 2023

Volunteer to help NMBLC move onward and upward.

On Monday, December 19, 2022, NMBLC will be moving out of the old building. The NMBLC staff needs help packing up, loading, and unloading supplies, artwork, and equipment into a temporary storage location. If you have the time, energy, and capacity to help out, sign up to volunteer at the form below.

Volunteer with NMBLC Sign Up Form

Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community, and to yourself. I started out as a volunteer back when NMBLC was the New Mexico Black History Organizing Committee (NMBHOC). NMBHOC was a coalition of community volunteers who came together to create an annual Black History Festival in the state of New Mexico. When the founder Cathryn McGill said that we needed a Facebook presence to share the festival events, I said, “I can do a Facebook page!” Little did I know it would turn into a years-long, almost daily endeavor.

Nor did I anticipate how much I would benefit from that volunteer work. The connections, opportunities, skills, and friendships I gained as a volunteer are invaluable. Because of my volunteer work, I got to go to the Santa Fe Opera for the first time in my life. I attended shows, poetry readings, and art exhibit openings. I broadened my skills as a writer, blogger, and content creator. I met people I never would have met otherwise, and fostered new friendships. Trust me when I quote a Jimmy Stewart movie: you can never have too many friends. Those friends I made as a result of my volunteer work came back threefold during my time of need. They were there for me when I got sick and couldn’t do things on my own. I cannot fully comprehend and appreciate all the blessings that have come to me because I decided to volunteer.

Shannon at NMBLC’s Special Screening of Black Panther

Santa Fe Opera Stage before the Performance of Madame Butterfly

Volunteer with NMBLC!

When: Monday, December 19, 2022, 8am to Noon. Pizza for lunch will be provided.

Where: NMBLC Office at 1258 Ortiz Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108.

What else: Sign up at the volunteer registration form below.

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December 14, 2022
New Mexico Black Owned Businesses: December 2022
Join us in welcoming the latest Black owned businesses in New Mexico to join the NMBLC online listing!

Industries represented on this list of Black owned businesses in New Mexico include medical cannabis and gifts. Check out the latest listings below and then go to our online directory to view even more companies. If you want to submit your Black owned business, go to the online directory and complete the quick and easy form!

Paradise Exotics Distro Dispensary, cannabis dispensary. Albuquerque.
Website: https://paradiseexoticsdistro.com/

Oriana’s Originals, jewelry, ceramics, customizable gifts. Albuquerque.
Website: https://facebook.com/OrianaOriginals

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December 6, 2022
Macaroni and Cheese – An African American Classic Holiday Dish
Macaroni and cheese is a beloved holiday classic, and has deep roots in the African American cooking tradition.

Macaroni and cheese is one of many popular holiday dishes that has ties to enslaved Black peoples who adapted their customs from West Africa and experiences in America to their cooking traditions.

Jessica B. Harris’s book High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from African to America delves into the African influences of American food. In 2021, Netflix adapted the book into a popular show called High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. This four-part series brings the African American culinary journey to life. The show’s host, Stephen Satterfield, travels to Benin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, and Texas. He talks to writers, historians, chefs, restaurateurs, and cowboys about the history and influence of African American customs and adaptations on American cuisine.

The book and the Netflix show tell the story of one of America’s founding Black chefs, James Hemings. James Hemings, brother of Sally Hemings, was the enslaved head chef at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Jefferson took Hemings with him on his trips to France, where Hemings apprenticed to chefs in Paris. Upon their return to America, Hemings brought back the techniques and recipes he learned abroad and implemented them in Jefferson’s home. His dishes became popular due to all the formal dinners Jefferson hosted.

Though very few recipes have been attributed in writing to Hemings, it’s believed that many of Martha Jefferson’s recipes had to have come from the kitchen of the head chef.

After James Hemings gained his freedom, and Jefferson became president, Jefferson tried to bring Hemings on as the White House chef. Unfortunately, Hemings passed away before this could happen. But his legacy lives on in the dishes he helped make American classics. One of those dishes was macaroni and cheese, called macaroni pie back then. Six months before his death, Jefferson had bought several pounds of raw macaroni. Mac and cheese was a well loved dish at Monticello!

Try this old school mac and cheese recipe from Rufus Estes’ Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef.

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water. Boil uncovered for 20 or 30 minutes, then drain. Fill a buttered baking dish with alternate layers of macaroni and grated cheese, sprinkling pepper, salt, and melted butter over each layer. Have top layer of cheese, moisten with rich milk, bake in moderate oven until a rich brown.

Alternate version from High on the Hog Netflix show:

Cook the macaroni in half water, half milk. Alternate layers of macaroni, chunks of butter, and shredded cheese.

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November 22, 2022
Vote in the New Mexico General Election: The NMBLC 2022 Voter Guide
Prepare to cast your vote in the 2022 New Mexico general election with the NMBLC voter guide.

The New Mexico general election is coming up November 8, 2022 and NMBLC is here to help with your voter guide. If you haven’t cast your ballot, now’s the time.

In the November 2022 election, New Mexicans will elect the next governor of the state.

US congressional rep, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, state treasurer, public lands commissioner, and Bernalillo County sheriff are all on the ballot as well. All 70 state House seats are up for election this year. There are also a slew of judges, state amendments, and bonds for libraries, housing, roads, and parks.

Below, you’ll find information on same day voter registration, early voting, poll locations, getting your sample ballot, election deadlines, and where to find info on the candidates.

Not Registered to Vote? Do Same Day Registration

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, you can still vote in the general election with same day registration (SDR).

For same day registration, you have to register in person at the same time you vote.

To register to vote, you’ll need

(1) New Mexico driver’s license or New Mexico identification card issued through the motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department

AND

(2) any document that contains an address in the county together with a photo identification card OR a current valid student photo identification card from a post-secondary educational institution in New Mexico accompanied by a current student fee statement that contains the student’s address in the county.

SDR will be available at voting locations throughout early voting and on voting day. To find your nearest voting location so that you can register to vote and cast your ballot, click the link below.

https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVoteAddress.aspx

Mail-in Ballot Voting

The last day to request an absentee ballot is November 3, 2022. To make sure you have plenty of time to fill out and return your absentee ballot, request it now.

To request an absentee ballot online, click here.

To print out and mail your application instead, click here.

You can also contact your County Clerk’s Office about requesting an absentee ballot:

https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal/county-clerk-information/

All absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk’s Office or any election day polling location no later than 7pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Election Day. If you are mailing your absentee ballot, mail it by November 1, 2022 to make sure it gets to the county clerk’s office on time. After November 1, drop off your absentee ballot at any polling location. To find your polling location, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find Voting Locations

How to Vote Early

Vote early to beat the lines on election day.

Early voting has begun and runs through November 5, 2022.

Find your early voting location at the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find Voting Locations

Voting on Election Day

Election Day is November 8, 2022.

To find your nearest polling location on election day, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find your polling location here.

Download a Sample Ballot

To find your sample ballot, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “View Sample Ballot” to view your sample ballot.

Download your sample ballot here: https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVote.aspx

New Mexico 2022 Election Candidate Information

Click to view the 2022 general election candidates list: https://candidateportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/CandidateList.aspx?eid=2838&cty=99

Check out the Albuquerque Journal 2022 Election Guide. Scroll to the bottom to read Candidate Q&As:

https://www.abqjournal.com/category/election-guide?0511

Go to the JPEC (Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission) site to find judge retention recommendations: https://nmjpec.org/en/

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November 1, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Presents “This Little Light of Mine” – Free Tickets and Transportation
New Mexico performers will be on stage in the Santa Fe Opera world premiere of “This Little Light of Mine” — the story of Fannie Lou Hamer. NMBLC has your free tickets and transportation to the show!

The Santa Fe Opera and Opera for All Voices presents “This Little Light of Mine” at the Lensic. This show dramatizes the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a former sharecropper who rose to national prominence at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. The story centers on Hamer’s appeal to the Convention’s Credentials Committee to replace Mississippi’s all-white delegation with that of the interracial Freedom Democratic Party.

Twelve New Mexico vocalists, under the direction of Dr. Stevie Springer, will be on stage participating in the world premiere of this momentous performance, including Dr. Finnie Coleman, Gene Corbin, Lowell Burton, and Toni Morgan.

The Lensic Performing Arts Center is collaborating with the New Mexico Black Leadership Council to get Albuquerque folks to “This Little Light of Mine”. We have free tickets and transportation from Albuquerque to the Lensic for the show on Saturday, October 29, 2022. Read on for more details.

Santa Fe Opera “This Little Light of Mine” Event Details

When: Friday, October 28, 2022, 7pm
Saturday, October 29, 2022, 7pm
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 2pm

Where: Lensic Performing Arts Center at 211 W. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

Regular ticket price: $25. Free tickets to Saturday’s show are available from NMBLC – details below. To get your own tickets to the show on the performance day of your choice, go through the Lensic Box Office at 505-988-1234 or online. Keep reading for information on the free tickets for the Saturday show!

Special NMBLC package including free tickets and transportation to “This Little Light of Mine”

NMBLC has a reserved set of fifty (50) free tickets and bus transportation from Albuquerque to the Lensic for the show on Saturday, October 29, 2022. This deal is for the Saturday show only. Transportation is first come, first served. As part of this special Saturday package, attendees will have the chance to meet Fannie Lou Hamer’s daughter and great-niece at a reception before the show! Food is provided at the reception.

Bus departure time is 2:30pm, so plan to show up between 2:15 – 2:30pm.

Bus departure place is First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110.

Did we also mention this special package is free? Get your tickets now by clicking on the sign-up form here: This Little Light of Mine NMBLC Santa Fe Opera Package Sign Up

Read more about “This Little Light of Mine” at the Albuquerque Journal: https://www.abqjournal.com/2542237/finding-the-light.html

Questions about the special package including free tickets to the Saturday performance of “This Little Light of Mine”? Contact NMBLC at 505-407-6784 or info@nmblc.org

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October 27, 2022
University of New Mexico’s African American Student Services Unveils “Black History at UNM”
With the touch of a screen, visitors can explore a timeline of Black history, activism, and life at UNM.

UNM’s African American Student Services (AASS) collaborated with the UNM Communications and Marketing Department Web team to bring a new project to life.

The UNM Newsroom posted the story on their front page. Brandi Stone, director of AASS, was looking for new ways to build Black students’ knowledge of their history at the university. She was inspired by visits to museums in Alabama. After seeing touchscreen timelines in those museums, she thought that would be a great thing to have at UNM. She, senior student success specialist J Gourdin, who’s also an NMBLC board member, and others teamed up with UNM’s web team to make it all happen. The web team said they had never worked on a touchscreen timeline like this, and were up for the challenge.

A UNM student checks out the “Black History at UNM” touchscreen located in the African American Student Services offices.
Photo courtesy of Brandi Stone, Director, African American Student Services

J Gourdin pointed out that the first milestone on the touchscreen is the founding of UNM in 1881. After that, the first Black history event is 40 years later. In 1921, UNM began accepting admission from all qualified students, regardless of race.

“Having our history easily accessible on our wall allows Black students to understand the legacy of excellence on this campus and the shoulders they are standing on.”
— Brandi Stone, director of African American Student Services at UNM. Source: UNM Newsroom.

The Black history touchscreen timeline is an ongoing project. Student leaders continue to collect and update the information. The Black History at UNM touchscreen is located in the main area of the AASS offices in Mesa Vista Hall. Students, alumni, and the community are encouraged to visit.

Read more about the Black History at UNM project at the UNM Newsroom: https://news.unm.edu/news/new-project-reveals-black-history-at-unm

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October 20, 2022
Register to Vote: The NMBLC 2022 New Mexico Voter Registration Guide
Prepare to cast your vote in the 2022 New Mexico general election with the NMBLC voter registration guide.

The New Mexico general election is coming up November 8, 2022. If you haven’t yet handled your voter registration, now’s the time.

In the November 2022 election, New Mexicans will elect the next governor of the state.

A debate between gubernatorial candidates Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and weather anchor Mark Ronchetti aired on KOB. You can watch it here. A second debate will air October 12 on KOAT and KKOB.

The race for the next attorney general and Bernalillo County sheriff is on the ballot as well. All 70 state House seats are up for election this year.

The New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative has spearheaded a coalition of organizations dedicated to getting youth and people of color to the polls for this election. With the rise of hate crimes, misinformation about elections, and the recent impact to reproductive health access, voting remains as important as ever.

Below, you’ll find information on registering to vote, requesting an absentee ballot, getting your sample ballot, and election deadlines.

Register to Vote

You can register to vote by mail or online. You have until October 11, 2022 to register to vote this way.

To start the voter registration process, click here.

The New Mexico Black Leadership Council (NMBLC) has voter registration agents on site at the office. Call the NMBLC office to talk to an agent about registering to vote: (505) 407-6784.

If you miss the online or mail-in voter registration deadline, you can still use the same day voter registration option. For same day registration (SDR), you have to register in person at the same time you vote. SDR will be available at voting locations throughout early voting and on voting day.

Mail-in Ballot Voting

The last day to request an absentee ballot is November 3, 2022. With an absentee ballot you can mail in your ballot instead of going to the polls in person. To make sure you have plenty of time to fill out and return your absentee ballot, request it now. Absentee ballots will start getting mailed out on October 11, 2022.

To request an absentee ballot online, click here:

To print out and mail your application instead, click here:

You can also contact your County Clerk’s Office about requesting an absentee ballot: https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal/county-clerk-information/

In-Person Early Voting

Early voting at the County Clerk’s office begins October 11, 2022. More early voting locations will open starting October 22 and will run through November 5, 2022.

Find your early voting location click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find Voting Locations

Voting on Election Day

Election Day is November 8, 2022.

To find your nearest polling location on election day, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “My Polling Location.”

Find your polling location here.

Download a Sample Ballot

To find your sample ballot, click the link below. Enter the required information, including the “I’m Not a Robot” prompt, and click SEARCH. Select “View Sample Ballot” to view your sample ballot.

Download your sample ballot here:

https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVote.aspx

2022 Election Candidates

Check out the Albuquerque Journal 2022 Election Guide. Scroll to the bottom to read Candidate Q&As:

https://www.abqjournal.com/category/election-guide?0511

2022 Election DEADLINES

October 11: Voter registration (by mail or online) closes.

October 11: First day that absentee ballots can be mailed to voters (who have submitted an absentee application), and first day of Early Voting (at the county clerk’s office).

October 22: Expanded Early Voting begins at alternate voting locations.

November 3: Last day to request an absentee ballot.

November 5: Last day of early voting.

November 8: General Election Day.

Vote no matter what.

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October 4, 2022
New Mexico Black Owned Businesses: September 2022
Join us in welcoming the latest Black owned businesses in New Mexico to join the NMBLC online listing!

Industries represented on this list of New Mexico Black owned businesses include massage therapy, hair care, business services, and legal services. Check out the latest listings below and then go to our online directory to view even more companies and proprietors. If you want to submit your Black owned business, go to the online directory and complete the quick and easy form!

Concierge Health and Wellness Massage Spa, massage therapy, personal training, coaching. Rio Rancho.
Website: https://www.conciergemassagespa.com/

Innovative Massage Therapy, medical massage therapy. Albuquerque.
Website: https://innovative.massagetherapy.com/

The Kena Wrap LLC, beauty, hair care, hair accessories. Albuquerque.
Website: https://kenawrap.com/

Joi of Housecalls Integrative Health & Wellness LLC, women’s weight loss, functional nutrition, diabetes. Las Cruces.
Website: https://www.joiofhousecalls.com/

Just Doing Business, LLC, background checks, notary, taxes, fingerprints, passport photos. Albuquerque.
Website: https://www.justdoingbusinessllc.com/

The Law Offices of M.A. Kendrick, legal services. Albuquerque.
Website: https://www.makendricklaw.com/

O the Barber, barber, hair salon. Rio Rancho.
Website: https://oscarb.setmore.com/

Spirited Wellness LLC, massage therapy, lactation counseling, traditional postpartum care, health coaching. Albuquerque.
Website: https://www.spiritedwellnessnm.com/

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September 28, 2022

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