KUNM Youth Radio Project's very own Iemanja Lambert attended the Early Childhood Resource Fair on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's Iemanja Lambert interviews Marc Wunder of the Explora Museum and Albuquerque Public Schools at the Early Childhood Resource Fair on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque New Mexico.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's very own Iemanja Lambert speaks to Dave Orner of the Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque at the Early Childhood Resource Fair that took place on April 10th, 2010 in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

KUNM Youth Radio Project's Iemanja Lambert Interviews Marc Wunder of Explora Museum and Albquqerque Public Schools on April 10th, 2010 at the Early Childhood Resource Fair in Tiguex Park of Albuquerque.

Reed Bobroff is well known throughout the Albuquerque slam poetry scene and is a part of the Duke City Youth Poetry Collective.  He stopped by the KUNM Youth Radio Project and performed “Ish” and “Man Boobs.” Watch the video to check out his performances.

The Believe in New Mexico Girls SLAM Conference took place from October 16th-17th, 2009 in the Student Union Building at the University of New Mexico. The conference was put together by the New Mexico Girls Institute, a program of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women and brought together female leaders with young teenage women from throughout New Mexico. Read more...

Denise Aguilar and Jonathon Aragon from ENLACE (Engaging Latino Communities for Education) New Mexico discuss ENLACE’s  importance, their role with ENLACE and "The Event," a Town-Hall meeting on education and Latinos created through a large collaboration between several community organizations, held at the University of New Mexico. Denise and Jonathon offer a unique perspective on community involvement and the importance of education in their audio commentary. 

For more information about "The Event" Town-Hall meeting, please read the following blogs.

The Event: Student Feedback on Education

Town Hall Meeting: Latinos and Education

The Youth Media Reporter recently highlighted several New Mexico organizations for their important and groundbreaking work. John Braman and Judy Goldberg from the Youth Media Project in Santa Fe were among those highlighted. The article begins:

Latinos are sorely underrepresented in higher education. In New Mexico, a state where the Hispanic/Latino population nearly reaches 45%, only 56% of Hispanics/Latinos students graduated from high school in 2008.

There has been an increasing argument that CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs spreads myths and distorted information concerning Latinos. Three weeks ago, Albuquerque joined 25 other cities around the United States in telling CNN “BASTA” with Lou Dobbs. The video below illustrates the current debate regarding Lou Dobbs' prominence on CNN and his remarks abouts Latinos in America.