Juneteenth in NM

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

Lou DiVizio opens the podcast this week with headlines from across the state, including news Santa Ana Pueblo is taking back 60,000 acres of ancestral lands.

Then, Lou sits down with a group of leaders in New Mexico's Black community to ask about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.

In the first of three conversations, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Joe and Rita Powdrell about the roots of Juneteenth celebrations in New Mexico.

Then, Ron Wallace talks about his work covering Black communities at the magazine he founded, The Perspective, before Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell tells Lou about the importance of protecting Juneteenth festivities from becoming commercialized.

In their final discussion, Tim Green IV and Marsha K. Hardeman reflect on how younger generations can help preserve the historical and cultural significance of Juneteenth.

Segments:

Celebrating Juneteenth in NM
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:

Joe Powdrell, Director, Juneteenth Albuquerque 1976-1989

Rita Powdrell, President, African American Museum and Cultural Center of NM

Marsha K. Hardeman, Professor, Africana Studies, University of New Mexico

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell, Sr., Pastor Emeritus of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rio Rancho

How Juneteenth Brings Generations of Black New Mexicans Together

Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:

Marsha K. Hardeman, Professor, Africana Studies, University of New Mexico

Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell, Sr., Pastor Emeritus of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rio Rancho

Ron Wallace, Publisher, 'The Perspective'

Tim Green IV, Culture Change Leader, City of Albuquerque

Preserving the History and Culture of Juneteenth

Correspondent:

Lou DiVizio

Guests:

Joe Powdrell, Director, Juneteenth Albuquerque 1976-1989

Rita Powdrell, President, African American Museum and Cultural Center of NM

Marsha K. Hardeman, Professor, Africana Studies, University of New Mexico

Tim Green IV, Culture Change Leader, City of Albuquerque

For More Information:

Our Land: Ancestral Connections - NMPBS

Heinrich introduces a bill to help tribes better manage buffalo herds - Source NM

‘Community Juneteenth 2024’ - Black Chamber of Commerce New Mexico

History of Juneteenth (Video) - UNM African American Student Services

Juneteenth in New Mexico – Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

Let’s Talk about Juneteenth in New Mexico - KUNM

Juneteenth – National Museum of African American History & Culture

Celebrating Juneteenth in New Mexico – NMPBS (2023)