AfroMundo Social Justice Series: Sister Doula
Join AfroMundo at NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a FREE screening of Sister Doula, a film about the Black maternal health and infant mortality crisis. Panel Discussion to immediately follow screening. “Black babies die at 5 times the rate of white babies. SISTER DOULA is the story of Hakima Payne, a nurse in Kansas City […]
AfroMundo Social Justice Film Series: Gather
Join AfroMundo in NHCC’s Wells Fargo Theater for a free screening of Gather: “an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food sovereignty, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.” Film screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Register here.
Juneteenth Showing of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
SHOWINGS AT 5:00 and 7:30! HOSTED BY LOCAL K.A.T (“Kicking it with KAT!) AS PART OF THE BLACK CINEMA NIGHT SERIES! Martin Lawrence leads an all-star cast, including Cedric the Entertainer, Mo’Nique, and Mike Epps, in the hit comedy from 2008! When a celebrated TV show host (Lawrence) returns to his hometown in the South, […]
Rio Rancho Juneteenth Freedom Day
Celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day on June 16 at Campus Park at Rio Rancho City Center. Enjoy food, activities, and a beer garden! There will also be vendor booths and community services booths on hand. After the event, there will be a showing of the movie 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, as Jackie Robinson, and Harrison Ford.
The Flash FREE Preview Screening
FREE screening of Warner Bros’ The Flash! Film at 7:30, doors at 6:30. Seating is first-come, first-served: Arrive early for best seats! Click here for required pre-registration.
Buffalo Soldiers Screening and Director Q&A
Join director Dru Holley and the New Mexico Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club for a screening of the film Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts at the NM Veterans Memorial Amphitheater. The film examines the profound and often contradictory roles played by African American “Buffalo Soldiers” in U.S. history, and how they fought on two sets […]
Hip-Hop Workshop with “Fight the Power” Screening
NMPBS and NM Office of African American Affairs invite you to an evening of hip hop! First, an abbreviated screening of “Fight the Power,” episode two, followed by a hip-hop history workshop facilitated by Oriana Lee from Earthseed Black Arts Alliance. Light dinner will be provided after the workshop. Register HERE!
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka 35th anniversary screening
Join New Mexico Entertainment for the April Movie Night screening of I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, the 1988 blacksploitation spoof from Keenen Ivory Wayans. Early bird ticket purchasers have the chance to win door prizes from local businesses and organizations around town. STORYLINE: Featuring Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, Steve James, Damon […]
Aftershock film screening for Black Maternal Health Week
Following the preventable deaths of loved ones due to childbirth complications, two families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises of our time – the US maternal health crisis. To RSVP, please click here.
Inclusive Narratives: “Rising Voices” film screening (AfroMundo Festival event)
This short (18-min) documentary explores the importance of investing in and sharing stories created by Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers and storytellers. Panelists include: Mel Adún, Writer and Cofounder of Editora Ogums Publishing Collective; Ausettua AmorAmenkum, founder of New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center Resident Group, The Gradates—a performance group comprised of former […]