Tag: Positive Youth Development

by Kristin Satterlee Do you care for a student in the Albuquerque Public Schools district? New Mexico Black Leadership Council’s (NMBLC) Caregivers Council wants to help you be the CEO (Childhood Education Officer) of their schooling. What Is Caregiver’s Council? The Caregivers Council is a quarterly meeting of parents, guardians, and caretakers of all stripes…

by Cathryn McGill Disclaimer: Things I Do to Laugh to Keep From Crying A friend of mine recently posted something on social media about how a certain big-box store now keeps underwear under lock and key. You heard me—drawers on lockdown. I responded with something humorous and pithy (just ask me) and I filed it…

by Samantha Anne Carrillo There’s no map for how a Brooklyn science teacher ends up shaping a positive youth development program in New Mexico—but for Mike Jackson, that path began to materialize the moment he stepped into the open air of the Southwest.  A Place to Grow  For Jackson, now Roots Conservatory Manager at New…

By Samantha Anne Carrillo  “I grew up in a house without indoor plumbing in a neighborhood that’s a close cousin to [Albuquerque’s] International District. I remember I only had one birthday party, and I was terrified that somebody was going to ask to use the bathroom.”  That quote comes from Alfred Mathewson—Yale law school grad,…

by Kristin Satterlee Roots Summer Leadership Academy (RSLA) is New Mexico Black Leadership Council’s marquee kids’ program, a free three-week arts-based summer camp. This year’s theme is Nafsi Kujali—Swahili for “soul care”—and the curriculum will keep that in mind for every subject: theater, music, dance, art, STEM, and social-emotional learning. Andreana Thomas, Roots Conservatory manager…