DOLORES HUERTA: A LEGACY
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By Maria Vielma
“The leadership, advocacy, and action displayed by none other than Dolores Huerta are clear evidence of a woman’s natural right to lead.”
NOW WHAT? CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE POST-PANDEMIC ICONOGRAPHY OF KING’S DREAM
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By Cathryn McGill
“Every year since 1983 people turn their attention to the commemoration of the MLK (Martin Luther King Jr.) national holiday celebration annually on the third Monday in January.”
JUNETEENTH AND VIOLENCE, REVISITED
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By Sean Cardinalli
“It’s terrifying being Black in America. It’s strange being Black in America. It’s powerful being Black in America. You keep shooting, but you won’t kill Black America.”
SUFRAGISTA Y MÁS: ADELINA “NINA” OTERO-WARREN
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By Dr. Anna M. Nogar
“Nuevomexicana Adelina ‘Nina’ Otero-Warren (1881-1965) is one of the outstanding early feminist figures in United States history and an actor for representation and democracy in early 20th century New Mexico.”
IDA B. WELLS: THE POWER OF THE PEN
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By Ina Jane
“Today, the legacy of her work continues as countries all over the world chant the words, ‘Black Lives Matter!’”
INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE: A BRIEF LOOK AT PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES
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By Matthew Contos
“From the daguerreotype to satellite imaging, photography has stood the test of time to emerge as one of the most fundamental technologies in history.”
MIGUEL TRUJILLO
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By Gordon Bronitsky
“What was it about the postwar situation in New Mexico that encouraged Indians – and Trujillo in particular — to push for the right to vote?”
ART CANNOT BE CAGED: DETAINED MIGRANT YOUTH CREATE AN EXHIBIT
![Drawing by an unnamed youth in an immigration detention center. Depicts a man with a headdress, shield, and club. A blue bird flies above him.](https://newmexicohumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-July-2-web10.jpg)
By Kayla Myers
“’Uncaged Art Tornillo Children’s Detention Center’ is fundamentally about Central American children who came to our nation seeking security and safety and found themselves incarcerated within the walls of a sterile detention center built in the Chihuahuan Desert.”