Join UNM Health Sciences’ Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for some fun and education! Learn about notable African-American/Black identified individuals and their contributions to health care and society… and win prizes!
Category: Black History Month
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Flo Fader at Leftover Soul
Local DJ Flo Fader joins DJ Leftovers for a special night on the dance floor! Flo Fader brings a diverse range of music genres from Funk to Soul to Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, and Rock.
Don’t know Flo? Check out this profile in NMBLC’s UpLift Chronicles.
Tickets $5 at the door. Doors open at 7 pm, music starts at 8.
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Kai Warrior EP Release Show
21-year-old Albuquerque native Kai Warrior will share her beautiful songcraft and storytelling. Bring your friends! This show is guaranteed to be a memorable journey. To listen to Kai’s single “I Don’t Know” and get tickets, go HERE!
Tickets $15. Doors 6:30 pm. Masks required.
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UNM Black Alumni Chapter Awards Dinner
The Black Alumni Chapter at the University of New Mexico continues a venerable tradition of honoring outstanding alumni: Trailblazers and Living Legends. Tickets are $20 – get yours HERE!
This year’s recipients are:
Living Legends:
- William C. Houston, BS Chemistry 80’ / BM Fine Arts Music 87’
New Southwest Orchestra, Founder - Toyese Oyeyemi, Master of Public Health (MPH) – Community Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology 15’
Executive Director | Social Mission Alliance at GW Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
Trailblazers:
- Dr. Mikyta Daugherty, PhD Clinical Psychology 08’
Director of Counseling Services at Georgia State University - Dr. Ndidiamaka Okpareke. PharmD 08’
President and owner of Olive Tree Pharmacy, Co., and Founder of 795 Compounding for Cash
- William C. Houston, BS Chemistry 80’ / BM Fine Arts Music 87’
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Black History Month Basketball Game
Celebrate Black History Month with the Lobos basketball team! Enjoy a game against UNLV, with special halftime entertainment: the Black Greek step show!
Tickets HERE
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at UNM
Join UNM African American Student Services and Truman as we honor the Black folk impacted by HIV/ AIDS.
Free Confidential Testing available in the SUB. Win a gift card for groceries for learning your status.
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Black History Month Special Exhibit at Nuclear Museum
Every day this month starting on February 1, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will celebrate Black History Month with a special exhibit featuring scientific contributions and achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by a diverse array of African American scientists and inventors who helped change the world.
The exhibit is included with the price of admission to the museum. For more information on the museum and for online ticket sales, visit https://www.nuclearmuseum.org/.
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Renée Elise Goldsberry
Here’s your chance to see LIVE Hamilton‘s original Angelica Schuyler!
Renée Elise Goldsberry is widely renowned as Nala in the Lion King and for roles in shows from Rent to She Hulk. This special solo performance features Renee’s beloved Broadway classics plus familiar American Songbook hits.
Click HERE to get your tickets!
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Family Movie: Hidden Figures
In today’s film, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer star as three brilliant African-American NASA mathematicians, providing crucial calculations for NASA’s space race against the Soviets while handling the racist and sexist behavior of their co-workers. Snacks provided!
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The Princess and the Frog Watch Party
Hard-working, ambitious Black waitress-chef Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is accidentally cursed by a frog prince to take amphibian form herself. Watch as the two travel Louisiana trying to find the magic to turn human again! Snacks provided.