New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Category: Cultural Vibrancy

  • Albuquerque Museum Third Thursday: The Art of Expression with AfroMundo and Frank Leto

    Albuquerque Museum Third Thursday: The Art of Expression with AfroMundo and Frank Leto

    Join AfroMundo artists Ash Arder and Nikesha Breeze, plus jazz stylist Frank Leto, for a FREE night of art and music at Albuquerque Museum!

    6:00 pm: Visual arts presentation by Ash Arsher and Nikeesha Breeze

    6–8pm MUSIC: New Mexico Jazz

    6:30pm–7:30pm: Frank Leto / Roots of Jazz

    More information at the museum website HERE.

  • AfroMundo Festival: Changing the Narrative

    AfroMundo Festival: Changing the Narrative

    Join AfroMundo in NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for presentations by Haitian American poet Patrick Sylvain, Afro-Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy, and Egyptian Palestinian American author, filmmaker, and actor Randa Jarrar. Q&A to follow.

    Tickets are free, but reservations are required.

  • Together We Heal: A Community Healing Circle

    Together We Heal: A Community Healing Circle

    This free session, led by the Sacred Spring Reiki Collective, will invite people to heal in community. We don’t have to face our fears or problems alone. Communally, we can overcome great challenges. Calm the mind through the practice of intentional breathing, gentle movement, and reiki energy healing, allowing you to tap into the deep well of ancestral wisdom we each carry within.

    Brought to you as part of the 2025 AfroMundo Festival. Register here for this event in NHCC’s Ortega Salon: https://my.nmculture.org/43366/43469

  • AAMCCNM Community Planning Discussion

    AAMCCNM Community Planning Discussion

    The African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico (AAMCCNM) invites you to help shape its vision for a new home!  Join a community discussion on the newly completed architectural plans for this future cultural landmark. Thoughts? Questions? Come and share!

    Join Zoom Meeting at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81219876045

  • True NM Sawubona+ Exhibition art opening

    True NM Sawubona+ Exhibition art opening

    Did you miss it? Or wanna see it again? Now’s your chance to peep these exciting works of art by the 2024 True NM cohort: 12 Black and AAPINH New Mexicans sharing their True New Mexican lives through their art.

    Eight of the 12 youth artists will be present, plus four mentor artists. As a special bonus, True NM alum and singer-songwriter Kai Warrior will perform!

  • “Come Together” Women in Art Show Opening Celebration

    “Come Together” Women in Art Show Opening Celebration

    Mothership Alumni presents a new show featuring more than 30 New Mexico women artists and makers! Join the celebration at the Opening Night party featuring vendors, live music, and opportunities to tour artist studios. (And don’t miss the gift shop!)

  • UNM Black Alumni Chapter Awards Dinner

    UNM Black Alumni Chapter Awards Dinner

    The Black Alumni Chapter at the University of New Mexico continues to honor outstanding alumni. The evening will also include a special tribute to the memory of Dr. Harold Bailey: UNM alumnus, former director of the UNM Afro-American Studies Program, and lifelong champion for civil rights in New Mexico.

    Come on out and help us recognize their remarkable achievements with a night of celebration, networking, and plenty of delicious food! Tickets are $35 – get yours (and find a list of honorees) HERE!

  • Sister to Sister: Women’s Empowerment Brunch

    Sister to Sister: Women’s Empowerment Brunch

    Let’s connect with each other and share our stories of triumph over adversity!

    Black women are often referred to as “the canary in the coalmine”: What does that mean? and what steps are being or could be taken—locally and nationally—to correct course?

    Brunch will be served, and a panel of four amazing women—including Cathy McGill and Sonya Bellafant (Executive Director of New Mexico Legal Aid)—will share their thoughts about moving through these times. Plus, Kristin Carmichael & Estella Swain will present on their housing stability project, as they wrap up the planning phase of this important initiative.

    This gathering is about connection, empowerment, and action. Register now, as only a few seats remain! We hope to see you there!

  • Electric Voices: A Celebration of the Culture

    Electric Voices: A Celebration of the Culture

    New Mexico Black Student Alliance’s Black History Month Event on Sunday, February 23rd at Electric Playhouse will feature speakers, exhibits, vendors, a DJ, plus free food and a chance to play in the Electric Playhouse’s interactive exhibits! (Check out the Instagram video invite HERE.)

    Entry is FREE with RSVP!

     

  • Steel Pulse

    Steel Pulse

    Roots reggae band Steel Pulse responds to global affairs with a mission to better humanity through music. On their twelfth studio album as on their first, the band engages with topics of global racial injustice and human rights. They leverage a four-decade reggae career to encourage all people to reject false ideals and set higher goals.

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