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ABQ Pride Celebrates Without Federal Support

June 13, 2025
A crowd of people in colorful tie-dye shirts and hats gathers at an outdoor parade with rainbow decorations, balloons, and bubbles in the air.

6.13.25 – June is Pride Month and this past weekend, Albuquerque held its annual parade down Route 66. In a year that’s seen a slew of executive orders targeting the trans community, and a month in which the federal government has declined to issue a pride month proclamation, people at this year’s Albuquerque Pride acknowledged…

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New Head of NM MLK, Jr. Commission on Group’s Future

June 13, 2025
Two people sit at a table with mugs and papers in a studio setting with blue lighting, preparing for or engaged in a discussion or interview.

6.13.25 – In March, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission named Dannelle Kirven as its new executive director. This week, Kirven stopped by the studio for a conversation with Lou about her group’s work in 2025, at a time when the federal government has explicitly targeted initiatives that focus on diversity, equity and…

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