UNM's Africana Studies hosts annual Black History Month Kickoff Brunch
January 4, 2024
The University of New Mexico alumna and Executive Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico Aja Nicole Brooks will be the keynote speaker at The University of New Mexico Department of Africana Studies 39th Black History Month Kickoff Brunch.
The brunch, in partnership with the UNM African American Student Services, will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, at the UNM SUB Ballroom at 10:30 a.m.
“Associate Chair Kathy Powers and I thought it would be a good idea to be more deliberate in how we choose our honored guests,” explained Africana Studies Chair Kirsten Pai Buick. “This year and going forward, we will select a national or international speaker who has contributed to the intellectual advancement of U.S. society and politics through the lens of Black Studies.
"With Attorney Brooks, we begin our focus and theme ‘New Mexico: Someone You Should Know.’ We chose her because not only is she from New Mexico, but also because of her emphasis on educating the general public about their rights, as well as her phenomenal record aiding Indigenous people of New Mexico. Brooks best represents our motto: ‘Lifting as We Climb.’”
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