Category: Cultural Vibrancy
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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!
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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!
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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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Black History Month Bingo
Have a blast with door prizes, free food, drag performances, group singing, BINGO prizes (of course!) and more at Nexus Brewery and Restaurant’s blowout Black History Month Bingo party!
Hosted by Michael Lynn Hurst and Avery Martini. All-ages event, no cover. Doors at 6:00.
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MLK Unity Candlelight Vigil
Assemble outside the African American Performing Arts Center to join this beautiful candlelight event celebrating Martin Luth
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Hearing Our Voices, Reading Our Words
Start your Black History Month off right by honoring Black authors of New Mexico! Featuring poet Dr. Doris A. Fields and children’s book author Charlia Boyer.
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Our Freedom Can’t Wait
What if we could …
🤲🏾 Gather together in a room with beautiful food and music?
🤲🏽 Share our stories with no pressure, fear, or judgment?
🤲🏻 Connect authentically, making space for strangers to become allies?
How healing would that be?
For the second year in a row, High Desert Playback and Explora Science Center’s X Studio come together in celebration of the National Day of Racial Healing. This initiative, launched in 2017 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is “a time to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism.”
Our Freedom Can’t Wait: A Playback Theatre Gathering For Racial Healing
Thursday, January 23, 2024, 5-9PM
Explora Science Center, 1701 Mountain Rd NW, ABQ, NM
For Teens + Adults / FREELearn more and RSVP here.
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Queer Icons: A Community Exhibition and Celebration
The Queerencia NM project and Moving Arts Española present Queer Icons of New Mexico, a multigenerational exhibition celebrating the Hispanic/Latine New Mexican LGBTQ community.
Through digital storytelling and visual arts, this exhibit presents the collective voice of youth artists, community members, and leaders whose unique stories and experiences of strength, identity, and belonging are helping to shape LGBTQ culture in New Mexico. Food and beverages will be served. Please RSVP.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission Regular Meeting
Join the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Commission for its Regular Meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, from 11:00am-2:00pm in the International District Library’s Multigenerational Activity Room (7601 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108).
Attendees can also join virtually via Microsoft Teams.
Meeting ID: 256 378 660 811
Passcode: pY3Fu2jo
Dial in by phone
+1 505-312-4308,,989336666# United States, Albuquerque
Phone conference ID: 989 336 666#
