New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Tag: Cultural Vibrancy

  • Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival Finals

    Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival Finals

    Don’t miss the hotly anticipated Chicharra (Cicada) Poetry Slam Festival Finals, where the nation’s top talents compete and the poetry buzzes with life! You won’t soon forget the poetry – from passionate love poems to powerful social commentary – you hear on this incredible night.

    Team and solo competitions. Adults $25/kids $10. Come early to connect with the community!

     

  • Hip Hop Is Resistance: The Future of America

    Hip Hop Is Resistance: The Future of America

    Join Kevin Powell (author, Grammy-nominated poet, historian, and filmmaker) for a Black History Month keynote: an interactive conversation about hip hop’s role in Black culture and how it can inspire collective progress.

  • Broken Boxes Community Event ftg. Sterlin Harjo

    Broken Boxes Community Event ftg. Sterlin Harjo

    Join Mario Ybarra, Jr., Sterlin Harjo, and Cannupa Hanska Luger for a community celebration and conversation!

     

    1-2:30 pm: FAMILY ART WORKSHOP – Shoebox Parade Float

    All ages are invited to make a mini parade float to present during the DJ party with Mario Ybarra Jr. afterward.

    2-4 pm: COMMUNITY GATHERING – Mario Ybarra Jr.: Nuevo Complexican

    Shake off the week with a Día de los Muertos celebration featuring Mario Ybarra Jr., an acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist and culture worker. Dance to old-school R&B records and enjoy local food trucks, music, community art making, and more!

    5-8 pm: CONVERSATION & FILM – Sterlin Harjo & Cannupa Hanska Luger 

    Award-winning 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellow Seminole/Muscogee filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Dogs) will introduce a screening of his Indigenous artist-focused documentary film, Love and Fury. Then there will be a live audience recording of the Broken Boxes podcast series Long Con, an ongoing conversation between Harjo and artist Cannupa Hanska Luger.

  • NMSU Men of Color Initiative Juneteenth Dance Workshop

    NMSU Men of Color Initiative Juneteenth Dance Workshop

    Get your feet moving in a free Juneteenth dance workshop hosted by NMSU’s Men of Color Initiative and led by Soriba Fofana.

     

    This workshop will explore the history of African dance, and Fofana will guide participants through simple but expressive dance choreography. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring water! For more information, contact Patrick Turner at 678-576-2342 or peturner@nmsu.edu.

  • Albuquerque Turkish Festival

    Albuquerque Turkish Festival

    Check out the Albuquerque Turkish Food & Culture Fair! Exquisite samples of Turkish-Mediterranean Cuisine (Doner Gyro Kebab, Baklava, Turkish Coffee and more), plus cultural exhibits, whirling dervish, children’s area, arts & crafts and more!

    Admission is FREE to this outdoor event and all are welcome!

  • ABQ International Festival

    ABQ International Festival

    Come celebrate the International District at the Albuquerque International Festival! This free block party, organized by International District residents, will feature live music, food trucks, a kid’s play area, and shopping with local vendors. Don’t miss the party!

  • Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess documentary

    Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess documentary

    Don’t miss the documentary Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess, exploring the Jamaican Maroons’ struggle for freedom, led by the indomitable 18th century military genius, Nanny of the Maroons. Nanny is Jamaica’s sole female National Hero, and one of the most justly celebrated heroines in the resistance history of the New World.

     

    Presented as part of the annual AfroMundo Festival. Spirited panel discussion will begin after the film. Trailer HERE.

  • Proud to Be Black Pop-Up Event

    Proud to Be Black Pop-Up Event

    Celebrate Black History Month with food, music, and art at Santa Fe’s Community Gallery! (On the south side of the convention center.)

     

    Register HERE.

  • 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.)

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