LAS LUMBRES DEL 2022 EN EL NORTE DE NUEVO MÉXICO
By Gabriel Meléndez
“My spirit shrank when I drove up to see a friend in El Monte Aplanado. All along the gravel road leading to the box canyon at end of flat expanse, I began to see greater destruction to properties, homes, and buildings.”
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BILLY THE KID
By Richard Etulain
“Is there a more human young man — one beyond the drama and even sensationalism of the usual Billy?”
JUNETEENTH AND VIOLENCE, REVISITED
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.”
BURNING ÚLTIMA: RUDOLFO ANAYA AND THE IMPACT OF BOOK BANS ON DEMOCRACY
By Vanessa Baca
“June 28 marks two years since Anaya, widely regarded as the Godfather of Chicano literature, died.”
EL GRITO ETERNO: IMAGINING VICENTE FERNANDEZ AND REMEMBERING MY FATHER
By Matt Villegas
“The mariachi legend, Vicente Fernandez, passed away late last year at 81. Affectionately known by his legions of fans as ‘Chente,’ he left a legacy that will likely go unmatched.”
MAPPING QUEER HISTORY IN NEW MEXICO
By Ellen Dornan
“Did New Mexico – or at least Albuquerque and Santa Fe– support a culture where queer people could be authentic and accepted, and nurture queer culture?”
MOTHER’S DAY 2019
By Denise Chávez
“I imagine my mother Delfina listening intently to her transistor radio wherever she is now, in the Great Unknown humming Bendito surrounded by the Ancestors.”
TEACHER WARRIOR
By Ninabah Davis
“In the month of May we celebrate Mother’s Day to honor our mothers, grandmothers and aunts, and for this Mother’s Day I would like to share a story about my late paternal Grandmother who was named Chábáh Davis Watson.”
LOVING LA LLORONA
By Rica Maestas
“A nostalgic tie to childhood, La Llorona was one of the first stories I remember hearing, sitting under the tree in my grandmother’s yard.”
SHIKATAGANAI — IT CAN’T BE HELPED
By Shelley Takeuchi
“May is now designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.”