Election Day - Tuesday, November 5
New Mexico Secratary of State Voting Information
Candidates and Elected Officials Info
Deadline to register to vote – Tuesday, October 8 - Early voting begins – Tuesday, October 8Deadline to request absentee ballot – Tuesday, October 22 - Early voting ends – Saturday, November 2
The ballot is stronger than the bullet - Abraham Lincoln
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Black Business Month/Food Truck Friday
Civic Plaza - Albuquerque, NM
August 30, 2024
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15-Year-Old Scientist Who Created A Soap That Could Treat Skin Cancer Named TIME's 2024 Kid Of The Year
National Nightout
Kirtland Park - Albuquerque, NM
August 6, 2024
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Rio Rancho Juneteenth
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Elizabeth Francis the Oldest person in the U.S. turns 115
Oklahoma Republican led Court shuts down Tulsa Race Massacre Lawsuit on Reparations
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top country charts with "Texas Hold 'Em"
Beyoncé: Singer praised for 'impressive' country album Cowboy Carter
Former state representative Lenton Malry honored at the state Roundhouse
Young Black Americans Making History In 2024
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America's Next Racing Hero Is Black, and His Name Is Myles Rowe
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New Mexico Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program 2024
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Black Americans should receive $333k each in ‘creative’ slavery reparation scheme, says Democrat
New York to Consider Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People
Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans
Shopping Bargains
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Congratulations Nichole!
Nichole Rogers wins runoff election, becomes first Black woman to serve on ABQ City Council
African American Veterans: A History of Heroism
Study Shows Black Veterans Were Denied VA Benefits More Than W/Veterans
Girls in Tech
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People whose actions haunted Black Americans for decades
List of The Worst Black Conservatives
Resources for New Mexicans
affected by Cancer
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The Group of 20 (G20) welcomes African Union as permanent member at Delhi summit
Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech
New Mexico Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club honor Buffalo Soldiers buried at the Historic Fairview Cemetery
Jesse Jackson: A Well-Deserved Salute To Our Champion For Equal Opportunity
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Path to Homeownership
New Florida standards teach students that some Black people benefited from slavery because it taught useful skills
Gov. Ron DeSantis defends blocking African American studies course in Florida schools
Scholar who drafted Florida's slavery teaching standards once implicated in alleged kidnapping
Republican led Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions
White women benefit most from affirmative action. So why do they oppose it?
Factoring in donors and legacy applications is still fine
Ketanji Brown Jackson Torches Clarence Thomas for Bulls--t Take on Affirmative Action
What Is Chat GPT? – Everything You Need to Know
Dr. Harold Bailey - A New Mexico Legacy of Activism
Q&A Moderated by Hakim Bellamy
February 23, 2023
Albuquerque, NM
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Push for change paved way for future Lobos
New Mexico Black Business Summit
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New Mexico #6 Most Diverse State
1867: A Snapshot of the Military Occupation of New Mexico
Buffalo Soldiers in New Mexico
The first Black settlement in New Mexico was founded in 1903
The first all-black settlement in New Mexico was incorporated in 1903 and occupied until the mid-1920s by up to 300 people. Blackdom had a school, post office and several churches during this time.
Significance of the Afro-Frontier (1903-1929)
David "Happy Jack" Jackson
How a Black Man Created a Legacy in New Mexico
David L. “Happy Jack” Jackson (aka Jack), who moved to the mining boomtown of White Oaks, New Mexico (NM) in 1897. Jack’s story in NM during its early statehood has found a way to radiate a message, over a century later, about the life and conditions of the early Black New Mexican homesteaders.
The First African American Lawyer: Macon Bolling Allen
Born on August 4, 1816, Macon Bolling Allen (born Allen Macon Bolling) taught himself how to read and write before becoming a school teacher. At the age of 28, in 1844, he passed the Maine Bar in Portland and became the first African American attorney.
Thomas Edison tried to take credit for a device created by a Black American inventor
Navy will name a new ship for the ‘human tugboat,’
Charles Jackson French a forgotten WWII hero
Social Media For Older Adults
The Dos and Don'ts of Social Media
Black men get real about mental health: ‘There’s so much pressure’
House Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
Revealed: top US corporations raising prices on Americans even as profits surge
Corporate Profits Surge to an All-Time High of $2 Trillion
You Are Being Lied to About Inflation | Robert Reich
US Corporate Profits Soar With Margins at Widest Since 1950
U.S. companies post their biggest profit growth in decades by jacking up prices during the pandemic
Federal government taken to court for reworking Black farmers debt relief program
Black farmers speak out against the 'festering wound' of racism in agriculture
6 Foods to Skip After 50
Here’s Everyone Who’s Immigrated to the U.S. Since 1820
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Migrants are people who leave their country for any reason, such as employment, family reunification, or education.
Refugees are people who flee their country because of credible threats of danger or persecution and because they’re not protected by their own government.
Asylum-seekers are people who’ve applied for protection — refugee status — on arrival in a country besides their own.
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are displaced by conflict, violence, or natural disasters within their own country.
Immigrants are people from a foreign country who relocates to live in another country. They may or may not be citizens.
Aliens are people from a foreign country who is not a citizen of the host country. They may be there to visit or just stay for a while.
Undocumented immigrants/illegal alien are foreign-born people who do not possess a valid visa or other immigration documentation, because they entered the U.S. without inspection, stayed longer than their temporary visa permitted, or otherwise violated the terms under which they were admitted.
New Mexico’s labor movement is alive and well
School Board Members of Color Uncover How School Boards Work
School Board Membership 101: How to Run & Get Elected
Money won seats on Albuquerque’s school board
Most business-backed APS candidates edge out union picks
New Mexico School Boards Association
Africa in the Bible: The Myth of a Cursed Race (Part 1)
At Blerdcon, Black nerds see themselves and find their tribe
Erasing Mental Health Stigma in the Black Community
New Mexico Black Mental Health Coalition (NMBMHC)
Africa is home to some 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, eight per cent of the world’s natural Gas and 12 per cent of the world’s oil reserves. The continent has 40 percent of the world’s gold and up to 90 percent of its chromium and platinum. The largest reserves of cobalt, diamonds, platinum and uranium in the world are in Africa. It holds 65 per cent of the world’s arable land and ten percent of the planet’s internal renewable fresh water source.
Africa is the richest continent for diamond-mining, accounting for almost half of world production.
So, Why is Africa Still So Poor?