Blackdom NM one of state’s first Black settlements
UNM historian Carlyn Pinkins studies Black homesteads in New Mexico, including Blackdom, founded in 1903 by Frank Boyer and 12 others who fled Deep South oppression. The community near Roswell housed about 150 people before dispersing in the 1920s.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Roswell
U.S. National Park Service
Frank Boyer
Park Service
Carlyn Pinkins
Department of History
University of New Mexico
Boyer
Georgia
Chaves County
Deep South
Pinkins
Artesia shooting prompts state police investigation
The New Mexico State Police probe into an Artesia officer involved shooting centers on Clifton Stevenson, 43, who was shot by two Artesia Police officers at 9 02 p m near West Centre Avenue and 18th Street. He was treated and released. both officers are on administrative leave during the inquiry.
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New Mexico State Police
NMSP
Artesia
Clifton Stevenson
West Centre Avenue
18Th Street
Stevenson
APD
West Centre Street
Homeless encampment near Walmart in Espanola cleared
Officials from Ohkay Owingeh moved in on February 20 with heavy equipment to clear a homeless encampment by Walmart. Residents were given 15 minutes to pack up, then tents were relocated to Fairview Lane under city guidance while tribal officials kept some on their side of the property. City and county case managers continue to monitor relocations and safety.
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Espanola
Ohkay Owingeh
Walmart
City of Espanola
Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services
Valdez Bridge
Fairview Lane
Eric Lujan
Mize] Garcia
Jeff Sargent
John Wickersham
Sixto Aguirre
Andrea Lucero
Rio Arriba County
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UNM
Lee Studies
Eras Ey
National Park Service
Bill Moffitt
Janet Baugham
Blackdom
Texas
Artesia Police Department
Alex Ross
Dexter
Mile Post
Jennifer Garciande San
Jennifer Garcia
Rio Grande Sun
Weneeneeens
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