New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Tag: #Community

  • Best Practices: Community Engagement at UNM Conference

    Best Practices: Community Engagement at UNM Conference

    Join the UNM Office of Community Engagement for workshops that explore ways to enhance support for community-engaged scholarship
    in higher education.

    RSVP HERE by March 20.

  • Nob Hill Rt 66 Summerfest

    Nob Hill Rt 66 Summerfest

    Mark your calendar for the Nob Hill Summerfest! A mile of music stages, shopping, food, and drink to heat up your summer fun. Check out the city event page for all available details.

    Main Stage- Central Ave. and Girard Blvd. 

    Wellesley Stage- Central Ave. & Wellesley Dr. 

    East Stage- Central Ave. & Graceland Dr. 

    NM Jazz Festival Stage- Central Ave. & Carlisle Blvd. 

  • Stories from Africa to America

    Stories from Africa to America

    Come on out for Stories from Africa to America by Ms. Marley’s House of Colors (internationally acclaimed storyteller Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley). The event includes storytime & signup for Libro’s Imagination Library, a free monthly book program by mail for Black children (birth to age 5).

    Black/African American Families, let’s create & build community through  storytelling and create courageous spaces together! Bring your favorite blanket & snuggly pillow!

     

    (Free parking available under Civic Plaza: Just bring your validation slip.)

  • African American Museum Visioning Meeting

    African American Museum Visioning Meeting

    The African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico (AAMCCNM) is one step closer to reality! Join the Formative Architecture Firm to learn how, in collaboration with designer Eric Spurlock, they have integrated concepts from the museum board and other project contributors to envision the structure.

    Share your ideas and insights in a heartfelt conversation about how we preserve and showcase our sacred history.

     

    Light refreshments will be served. The event is free. Reserve your place in the conversation here.

  • Black Is Enough Symposium Pt. II (FREE all-ages event!)

    Black Is Enough Symposium Pt. II (FREE all-ages event!)

    Come together and bring your full black self to develop strong communities, financial freedom, and unity. Wear comfortable clothes, be ready to disagree and/or cry, and start working on your individual and collective trauma in this on-going programming.

     

    • Free, all-ages event

    • Meals provided

    • Gas stipends upon request

    • Job excusal letters available

    This event is for Black folks/African people/those of African descent/mix or bi-racial with Black/melanated peoples, children, families, adults, and youth. If this is not you, or you have a loved one or spouse who is interested but is not Black, keep an eye out for a later event which will hold space for everybody!

     

    Register and learn more HERE.

  • APS Superintendent Search Public Forum

    APS Superintendent Search Public Forum

    Get your voice heard and stay informed in the process of picking a new superintendent for the Albuquerque school districts! Join a forum featuring questions pre-submitted by the general public for the final candidates for APS superintendent.

     

    Submit your questions for the candidates HERE.

  • APS Superintendent Search Town Hall

    APS Superintendent Search Town Hall

    Get your voice heard and stay informed in the process of picking a new superintendent for the Albuquerque school districts! Join a public Town Hall featuring a student panel and pre-submitted questions for the final candidates for APS superintendent.

     

    Submit your questions for the candidates HERE.

  • Food Is Free ABQ Volunteer Kickoff

    Food Is Free ABQ Volunteer Kickoff

    Join FIFABQ in fighting hunger locally by harvesting many thousands of pounds of fresh food that would otherwise be wasted in backyard trees, orchards, and farms.

     

    RSVP HERE if attending. Can’t attend, but wish to volunteer or register your own tree to be harvested to feed our neighbors? Learn more and sign up HERE.

  • Application Deadline: True NM Youth Artists

    Application Deadline: True NM Youth Artists

    Calling all AAPINH and Black youth artists! Would you like to share your story and your commitment to anti-racism through your art?

     

    Artist Requirements:

    * AAPINH and African American/Black youth
    * Ages 16-24 years of age
    * Desire to share your culture and express your story through art

    Apply HERE to be part of the fourth annual TrueNM Project!

    * Experiment with different media

    * Participate in workshops and presentations

    * Earn a stipend for your work and participation

  • UpLift Meeting

    UpLift Meeting

    UPDATE: Owing to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, NMBLC’s Feb. 26 UpLift Meeting has been canceled. Join us at the next UpLift Meeting on Wednesday, March 12, from 10am to noon.

    Please join us to discuss issues that matter to you and to our communities!

    ✨ Our Feb. 26 meeting will feature Cooking Through Generations & Love Your Blackness: a celebration of Black culture through food, heritage, and mental wellness in our community.

    Check out our March 12 meeting special event HERE!

    Join us at our office at 1314 Madeira SE, or (when available) on Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82603741945

    Examples of previous meetings:

    January 29: We welcomed City Councilor Nichole Rogers and League of Women Voters president Starlyn Brown.

    September 25: CNM President Tracy Hartzler shared details on Higher Ed GO Bond 3; Elizabeth Hamilton, Director of Behavioral Health at the Child, Youth, and Families Department, spoke about the great work they do in our communities.

    August 28:  an update from Kristin Charmichael and Estella Swain on the ABQ Homeless Prevention Project.

    July 31: we toured the new Albuquerque Community Safety headquarters and learned about the program.

    We hope to see you there!

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