Tag: Civil Rights

by Cathryn McGillNMBLC Founder & Executive Director There’s an old adage about jokes that fall flat: “Well, I guess you had to be there.” But when it comes to understanding the horrors of hate—lynchings, brutality, and systemic oppression perpetrated on people of color in the Deep South—reading about it is not enough. You have to…

By Samantha Anne Carrillo Leon Howard’s path to civil rights law began in Albuquerque’s International District. “I grew up at San Pedro and Kathryn,” he says. A graduate of Wilson Middle School and Highland High, he stayed in-state for college and law school. “I went to UNM for undergrad, ran track for a flash, and…