An Evening of Story, Justice, & Humanity
Join Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump and Humanity Matters Professor Deleso Alford for an evening of reflection and shared humanity as Black History Month comes to a close. Featuring a book signing with Ben Crump. Only 50 copies of the book will be available for sale at the event. Register HERE!
Honoring Our Heritage & Culture Youth Event
Free fun, food, and heritage! An event to support and uplift our youth and the surrounding community. More info and FREE registration HERE.
Body Language ft. Molodi!
Don’t miss this FREE performance by Molodi, a Vegas-based dance group that blends step, body percussion, tap, gumboots and more to tell immersive stories. With Albuquerque native Jason Nious!
ABQ Museum & Ujima Collective Black History Month Celebration
Celebrate creativity, community, and the power of collective support at Albuquerque Museum’s Third Thursday celebration! Hands-on artmaking, tours, and an Ujima Collective market will be anchored by a performance by Wassa Wassa, featuring live West African drumming and acrobatic dance! The evening will also feature the Ujima Collective‘s Business Development Training graduation.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
In 1960, Joseph Shabalala—a Black boy from South Africa—formed Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Against all odds, his group became an international phenomenon, singing a traditional music style called isicathamiya (Is-Cot-A-Mee-Ya), which developed in the mines of South Africa. Don’t miss this chance to see LBM at Albuquerque’s beautiful KiMo Theater! Get your tickets HERE!
Cedric Burnside
Grammy and National Heritage Fellowship-winning blues artist Burnside will play a night of sizzling Hill Country blues, influenced by artists like his grandfather RL Burnside (for whom he started drumming at age 13). Doors at 6:00, show at 7:00 for this great night of blues! Get your tickets HERE!
Black History Month Kickoff Brunch
Enjoy the 41st annual Black History Month Kick-Off Brunch in The UNM Student Union Building Ballrooms, with an exciting keynote by Nichole Rogers, is the first African-American woman elected to the Albuquerque City Council. This year’s theme is “Rooted in Legacy, rising in Purpose: The Power of Participatory Change.” Get your tickets HERE!
Black Embodied Healing Space
Relax in a healing space in Albuquerque for Black/African/African American identifying folx, hosted by Giovianna of Saff’s Sanctuary LLC. Giovianna is a certified Integrative Trauma practitioner, who may offer breath work, meditation, resourcing, body movement, etc. The healing space will honor February’s special events, Valentine’s Day and Black History Month: “This space is will be all […]
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Chicago blues royalty Ronnie Brooks is the son of legendary Blues Hall Of Famer Lonnie Brooks. He learned his craft directly from icons like Albert Collins, B.B. King, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, and, of course, his father. Come check out a legend in the making as he celebrates the release of his 5th album, Blues In […]
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 […]