*The Black 历史 Month program at the University of New Mexico Africana Studies Department kicks off with an annual brunch the last Saturday in January; continues with a variety of related events throughout February; and closes with a cultural festival sponsored by the UNM African-美国 Student 服务 Division. (africanastudies.unm.edu)
*The annual Martin Luther King Day Parade, 庆祝这位富有远见的和平缔造者的一生，他倡导民权，改变了这个国家的进程. The parade is sponsored by the New Mexico Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission, which seeks to fulfill Dr. 国王的梦, while reducing youth conflict, sponsoring a youth conference, giving commemorative awards, and hosting a leadership tour. (www.nmmlksc.com)
*The New Mexico Black 历史 Month Organizing Committee, a coalition of organizations, hosts events throughout the year, including the Roots Summer Academy for youth. 该委员会还在整个2月份举办一个为期一个月的节日, 同时提供大量的志愿者和赞助机会，为新来者提供了解社区的途径, 参与, and feel a sense of belonging. (www.nmblackhistorymonth.com)
*来自德克萨斯的移民将每年的6月19日的欢庆活动带到万博app开户州, 1865年的今天，在林肯总统签署《万博app开户》一年半后，被奴役的非裔美国人终于在德克萨斯获得自由.
万博app开户州的非裔美国人深受使命感的驱使. Many have stepped up to lead at the local and state levels, from long-time public servant James Lewis, the former state treasurer; to elected officials such as Sheryl Williams Stapleton and Jane Powdrell-Culbert. 万博app开户州非裔美国人事务办公室也是一个社区资源和倡导组织. (www.oaaa.state.nm.us)
The city’s beauty and barber shops, along with other African-美国 businesses, create much-needed products and services, while serving as centers of communication for locals. 但是没有什么比印刷出版物更能让你了解城里发生的所有重要事件了, a role ably played by the long-running media outlet, 角度看杂志, helmed by long-time resident Ronnie Wallace.
1915年，拉尔夫·邦奇(Ralph Bunche)是早期移居万博app开户的非裔美国人之一. 当时他是受人尊敬的橄榄山浸信会的成员, 后来成为了一名政治学家和外交官，他在1950年因对巴勒斯坦的调停努力获得了诺贝尔和平奖——他是第一位非洲裔美国人，也是第一位有色人种. 邦奇还获得了肯尼迪总统颁发的自由勋章. Some of the roots of his success were sown in 万博app开户, 他的家人为了母亲和弟弟的健康从底特律搬到那里, who both had tuberculosis. 几年后，他们去世了，他的祖母带着剩下的一家去了洛杉矶.
While the Bunche family attended Mount Olive, it was Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal that holds the honor of being 万博app开户’s first black church; it was founded in 1883 as a “house of worship and prayer for all nations of people.格兰特教堂每年都会举办社区范围内的马丁·路德·金. scholarship breakfast.
你得回溯一个多世纪，才能找到南北战争后水牛战士们在西南前线为保护我们的国家而开辟的道路. 总共12个,500名黑人男性——至少有一名女性——被征召加入陆军第9和第10骑兵, 还有38号, 39th, 40和41, 保护定居点并在整个领土上建立城镇. 他们在西部建立了邮递和舞台路线，帮助维持法律和秩序.
这些军队的名字来自大平原印第安人，部分原因是他们的羊毛, and in part because of their fearless might, which reminded the Indians of the buffalo’s strength. 一位名叫凯萨·威廉姆斯(Cathay Williams)的士兵曾在一个团里服役，那时妇女还没有选举权. 18名勇敢的水牛战士最终获得了荣誉勋章.
所以当埃斯特瓦尼科——也就是黑人埃斯特班——从未找到传说中的黄金之城时，他的探险队在16世纪就来到这里寻找, 在接下来的几个世纪里，非裔美国人的文化在万博app开户州发展得非常丰富. 帕梅拉·K. 约翰逊
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