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US renames 5 places that used racist slur for a Native woman

691 Views   The U.S. Department of the Interior has renamed five places in California, North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas that previously included a racist term for a Native American woman. Thursday’s changes come as part of a yearlong process in which the historically offensive word “squaw” has been removed from

NM Democrats condemn New Mexico GOP ‘racist’ mailer

602 Views   State Democratic lawmakers, including House Majority Leader Javier Martínez, gathered with community leaders at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial site in Albuquerque Thursday afternoon to condemn an attack ad mailer sent out by the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM).

Students of color denied entry at Turning Point event at UNM

843 Views   UNM students unite in protest against Tomi Lahren event on campus Multiple students of color were denied entry at the Turning Point USA-sponsored “Talking With Tomi” event at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building’s Ballroom B on Thursday, Sept. 15. Students who were denied entry did

Prosecutors say son of man charged in Muslim murders connected to shootings

670 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – We’re now learning more about the investigation of the murders of four Muslim men, federal prosecutors are saying Shaheen Syed, the son of the main suspect in the case, is connected to the shootings. They’re asking the court to keep him behind bars until his trial.

Afro-Latinx festival makes history in New Mexico

567 Views   “For this festival, we wanted people to come together and remember what brings us together. What reminds us of our humanity, and that we all come from the same roots,” Barbara Tran, a member of AfroMundo, said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One Albuquerque organization is offering a new opportunity to

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