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Public commenter urges Bernalillo County to preserve and teach Black history
Summary
A public commenter at a Bernalillo County meeting said Black history is integral to New Mexico's story, cited the early-20th-century settlement Blackdom and called for action on racial inequities in housing, health care and education.
A public commenter at a Bernalillo County meeting urged officials to preserve and teach Black history across New Mexico and to address racial inequities in housing, health care and education.
“Black history is American history, and it must be honored not just in February, but every single day,” the commenter said, noting that Black settlers, cowboys, Buffalo Soldiers and civil-rights activists helped shape the state. The commenter cited Blackdom, New Mexico, as “a beacon of hope in the early twentieth century,” and listed local activists in Albuquerque among those who fought for equal rights.
The commenter called for ongoing efforts to teach Black history to future generations and tied that work to present-day policy issues: “We celebrate Black history when we demand justice for those who face racial inequities in housing, health care, and education,” the commenter said. The remarks also urged teaching about national figures including Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X and Sojourner Truth alongside local Black pioneers.
The record does not show any formal response, motion or vote tied to the remarks; the statement appears in the meeting transcript as public comment. No specific proposals, funding amounts or policy actions were introduced during the comments.
