education From the Director’s Desk: Rubye Carter’s Lesson Plan Learn how NMBLC Founder & Director Cathryn McGill honors her mother’s legacy of teaching with love, high standards, and a call to fight for children’s futures through consistent, community‑rooted action.
education Beyond the Stacks: Local Libraries Empower Learners of All Ages Discover how a free library card from Albuquerque Public Library can unlock online tutoring, language learning, research tools, and more for learners of all ages.
education Leadership in Motion: Three Highland Cluster Schools Get New Principals Learn more about new executive leaders taking charge at three schools in Albuquerque’s Highland Cluster.
education Imagine a New Life, Then Create It: CNM Powers Brighter Futures Learn how CNM’s Skilled Trades & Arts programs—backed by New Mexico’s Opportunity Scholarship—are helping students build hands‑on skills and launch rewarding new careers in lucrative, high‑demand fields.
Wellness Healing Happens in Community: CYFD Builds Systems of Care, Expands Access Learn more about how CYFD is building family‑centered behavioral health systems in New Mexico through evidence‑based care, community partnerships, and culturally informed youth support.
education Saving the World Starts with Education: Opportunity Scholarship Powers Learning Learn how New Mexico’s Opportunity Scholarship is making college tuition‑free and accessible for returning learners statewide.
education Beyond Access: How NMBLC’s Google Kids Lab is Closing the Digital Divide Discover how NMBLC’s Google Kids Lab is bridging the digital divide with storytelling, STEM skills, and a culturally rooted curriculum for New Mexico youth.
Positive Youth Development You’re the CEO of Their Future: Caregivers Council Has Your Back Get to know NMBLC’s Caregivers Council, which equips parents and guardians to champion student success through shared strategies, behavioral health tools, and community support.
Positive Youth Development The Seven C’s: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These Learn more about the Seven C’s—critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, clarity, competence, and confidence—and how they can help New Mexico reimagine education and climb from last-place in child wellbeing.
UpLift Chronicles’ July Issue Is Live! New Mexico Black Leadership Council (NMBLC) is excited to share our latest UpLift Chronicles, 📰 Vol. 4, Issue 6, with our readers and communities! What's Inside Our July 2025 issue features coverage of: "Licensed to Twist: The Fight for Braiding Freedom in New Mexico" 🪮 A community-powered policy
Cultural Vibrancy Food Truck as Melting Pot: Clay Pot’s Recipe Centers Heritage Seble Yemenu shares her knowledge of and passion for Ethiopian cuisine with Albuquerque through her Clay Pot food truck, cooking classes and traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremonies.
Cultural Vibrancy Beyond the Frame: kelechi agwuncha Talks Presence, Possibility and Taking Up More Space Kai Warrior interviews Santa Fe-based Igbo-American filmmaker, documentarian, and storyteller kelechi agwuncha about their work—which explores play, politics, and possibility—for UpLift Chronicles.
Advocacy From the Director’s Desk: Another Housing Bill Dead On Arrival After yet another housing bill dies in committee, NMBLC's Cathryn McGill calls for building real solutions for Albuquerque renters and landlords in her latest From the Director's Desk column.
Civic Engagement Power Check: How to Reach Out and Speak Up to Congress Want Congress to actually hear you? Learn how to make your voice impossible to ignore in UpLift Chronicles' guide to speaking truth to your elected representatives.
Civic Engagement Money Talks: So What’s Albuquerque Saying? Kristin Satterlee examines Albuquerque’s largest-ever city budget and explores what our spending priorities may reveal about what we value.
Wellness UpLifting Wellness: July 2025 This month's UpLifting Wellness covers the ongoing measles outbreak in our state and New Mexico's latest dismal KIDS COUNT Data Book rankings.
Advocacy Licensed to Twist: The Fight for Braiding Freedom in New Mexico A community-powered policy win is unlocking economic freedom in New Mexico—empowering Black braiders to create economic power with cultural practices passed down through generations. Learn more in Shannon Yvonne Moreau's coverage of House Bill 281.
Beyond the Vote: How to Stay Politically Plugged In All Year Long by Shannon Yvonne Moreau The 60-day state legislative session’s over. Now what? Legislation’s an ongoing process, so it’s never really over. Making a difference in your community begins small and is built over time. It’s never too early to think about who’s representing your neighborhood,
Advocacy From the Director’s Desk: The Miseducation of a Generation In her latest From the Director's Desk column, NMBLC Founder & Director Cathryn McGill remembers Isaiah Taylor and issues a literacy-centered call to action to prevent future tragedies.
International District The Chancla Brings New Mexico Flavor to Brunch in the ID Learn more about the newest brunch spot in Albuquerque's International District, The Chancla.
Cultural Vibrancy The Rose That Grew Through Concrete: My True New Mexico Story Learn more about annual antiracist youth art program True New Mexico from cohort member and facilitator Kai Warrior.
Wellness A Place to Start: New Creation Church Hosts Albuquerque’s First Safe Outdoor Space Learn more about Albuquerque's first, long-awaited Safe Outdoor Space, which calls the International District home.
Juneteenth Juneteenth 2025 in New Mexico: Freedom, Festivities & Forward Movement Revisit the history of the Juneteenth holiday and learn more about Juneteenth celebrations happening around New Mexico in 2025 in UpLift Chronicles' Guide.
Advocacy Despite It All, Queer Joy Persists: UpLift Chronicles’ 2025 Pride Guide Learn more about the origins of Pride Month and Pride events happening throughout New Mexico in UpLift Chronicles' 2025 Pride Guide, compiled by Kai Warrior.
Cultural Vibrancy “Clyde's" Visits The Vortex: Nottage’s Play Reps Power of Theater for All Learn more about The Vortex Theatre's 2025 production of Lynn Nottage's "Clyde's" in this UpLift Chronicles interview with play director Marya Errin Jones.
