Celebrating Juneteenth in NM

12.27.24 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders, who tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth. In the first of three conversations that originally aired in June, Lou asks Joe and Rita Powdrell about the roots of Juneteenth celebrations in New Mexico. 

Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 

Guests: 
Joe Powdrell, Director, Juneteenth Albuquerque 1976-1989  
Rita Powdrell, President, African American Museum and Cultural Center of NM  
Marsha K. Hardeman, Professor, Africana Studies, University of New Mexico  
Rev. Dr. Charles E. Becknell, Sr., Pastor Emeritus of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Rio Rancho 

For More Information: 

‘Community Juneteenth 2024’ – Black Chamber of Commerce New Mexico 

History of Juneteenth (Video) – UNM African American Student Services 

Juneteenth in New Mexico – Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 

Let’s Talk about Juneteenth in New Mexico – KUNM 

Juneteenth – National Museum of African American History & Culture 

Celebrating Juneteenth in New Mexico – NMPBS (2023)