Office of Black Community Engagement

02/28/2025

Some highlights from today’s “From Vision to Victory” 2025 New Mexico’s Annual Black Business Summit! This wonderful FREE event offered fantastic business workshops, food, and resource vendors to highlight the great economic work coming out of our community!

02/20/2025

After hours of organizing, collaborating, and advocating, the Hair Braiding Licensure Bill (HB 281) was unanimously passed by all 6 committee members!! Thank you all for your stories and support that made this possible! Together we rise 💜🪮

02/08/2025

JOIN US as we advocate at the NM Legislature to remove barriers for natural Black hair stylists! 🪮 These practices are important and essential to continuing our culture and honoring our ancestors. Let’s make NM the 36 state to embrace Black hair! 💜

02/02/2025

What a wonderful night of Black business owners, community members, and lawmakers together to celebrate “Freedom Hair” and the power of natural hair braiders & stylists! 🪮

Join us, Monday Feb. 10 as we advocate at the legislature to remove the 1,200-hour licensing barrier for natural hair stylists. Let’s make New Mexico the 36th state to embrace Natural Hair Care! ❤️💚🖤

02/01/2025

Today at 5pm come to a FREE screening of “Freedom Hair” at the Open Space Visitor Center! 🪮

01/19/2024

We are hiring!

OEI is hiring! Our team is looking to hire a Marketing & Communications Coordinator. This position is responsible for shaping media and public conversations about equity and inclusion and overseeing and conveying OEI's internal and external public information messaging.

View the full job description here: https://ow.ly/vnpr50QsKzj. Interested applicants please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].