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UNM Afro-American Studies Program Celebrates 40 years in Documentary
Premier escreening at UNM Student Union Building Theater with founders as panelist
Albuquerque, Nm – 40 years agothis academic year, the University of New Mexico (UNM) was dealing with thesame turmoil the rest of the country was regarding race in America. Thedocumentary that the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs willpremiere at UNM on Wednesday, November 9th artfully presentsAlbuquerque’s place in the Civil Rights Movement.
Not solely thepurview of the southeastern United States, the struggle for full inclusion andfull representation was alive and well on the campus of the University of NewMexico in 1968. The documentary tells the history of the founding of Afro-AmericanStudies (Now two separate entities presently called Africana Studies and AfricanAmerican Student Services) at UNM from the perspective of the two studentswho initiated it (Barbara Brown-Simmons, J.D. and Sam W.D. Johnson, J.D.), UNM’sfirst African American Homecoming Queen (Ms. Mary Sue Gaines), UNM’s firstAfrican American Dean of Students, and the first two directors of theAfro-Studies Program (Dr. Charles Becknell Sr. and Dr. Harold Bailey.)
Dr. Harold Baileyis now the Executive Director of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairswhich acts Executive Producer on this documentary. “During the 1970’s there wasa student movement at the University of New Mexico that influenced change, andpromoted diversity and inclusion,” says Bailey. ”The documentary providesinformation about the Black Experience at UNM during that time and reflects thededication and commitment of those students responsible for the foundation oftoday’s program.”
Thefeature length documentary premiere will begin at noon in the Student UnionBuilding Theater. Admission is free and the event is co-sponsored by UNM BlackStudent Union and UNM African American Student Services. There will be a paneldiscussion after the screening with the student founders, first director andfirst associate dean of students. For more information visit www.oaaa.state.nm.us or call505.222.9405.
40th Anniversary of Afro-American Studies
Run time: 60minutes
Executive Producer: Dr. Harold Bailey, New Mexico Office of AfricanAmerican Affairs
Director: HakimBellamy
Cinematographer:Darryl DeLoach
Premiere Screening: Wed. Nov. 9th @ 12pm UNM Student Union Building Theater
Talk At Ten Interview: River Is The Road Festival (Radio interview @ KRTS Marfa)
Many thanks to my friend and mentor Eileen Torpey and Bett Williams for putting on an amazing film festival in Marfa, TX. Drift 2011 was amazing and I am sorry I could not be there in person, only in artistry. At the 17:00m mark, they discuss my Videom, recorded and premiered at the Drift 2011 Film Festival. Thank you Eileen and Bett!
Click the pic to find out more about the FREE GLOBAL FIESTA on Saturday that is part of !Globalquerque! New Mexico’s Annual Celebration of World Music and Culture. Your host will be MC “Me” (AKA Hakim Be) from 10:30a - 4:00p. I could go on and tell you more, but why?! There’s the pic…just click. See you Saturday!
This piece was written at the request of Sue Holmberg for the Center for Popular Economics 2011 Summer Institute. “Media, Democracy and the Economy”. This reading was on August 20th, 2011 at “The Projects” in Albuquerque, NM for the Culture Jolt, a fundraiser for the Albuquerque Cultural Conference. www.albuquerqueculturalconference.org
Tonight. A Fundraiser for next week’s Albuquerque Cultural Conference with poets you know and poets you don’t. Only $5 and only 2 hours. It would be great to see you! -hb
REPRISE: Bringing back the first compilation by Diles, Mood Static. Some familiar faces from Gut Feeling…including me! “Take a Number featuring Hakim Be”
I am embarking on my second column in The Perspective II Magazine here in Albuquerque, NM. The only African American community publication in the Duke City. Editor Ron Wallace is a frat brother of mine and a retired City of Albuquerque employee (Gang Intervention), but he is more famously known as a start UNM Football Athlete from back in the day and now “the guy you see at every community event taking pictures” as he is not only the editor-in-chief of The Perspective, but also the chief photog. Look for the NM Perspective II Magazine at Black businesses and churches in Albuquerque as well as the NM Office of African American Affairs, 1015 Tijeras NW, Suite 102, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Copies are free, but you should advertise in the magazine to keep it that way!
Here is the link (Click the Leah Black photo) to the Leah Black spoof of Rebecca Black’s “Friday”. A promo song for the 3pm-6pm hours at My50-TV in Albuquerque, NM. Was fun to do. If you dare to see the original, look up Rebecca Black at YouTube. If you prefer not to feed that media orgy, check out Conan’s spoof here http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/22/conan-rebecca-black-stole_n_838896.html and Colbert’s spoof (feat. The Roots) here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLAMhTorPCk. Shout out to Seth, Leah and the My50 Crew! We had fun politicking on REAL music and talent and lamenting the death of popular music as we know it. Then we made this video and laughed at ourselves. It was hard not to out-do Rebecca…here was our best shot.
