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COVID-19 Response: Black Lives Matter in Albuquerque

June 5, 2020
A group of demonstrators give speeches and hold signs in front of the Albuquerque Police Department during the day.

Albuquerque residents have joined people around the world in protest following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In the media, peaceful demonstrations have been conflated with property damage done by smaller groups of people, playing into narratives that give rise to aggressive responses like what the Trump administration is pushing. In episode 70,…

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COVID-19 in Silver City

June 5, 2020
Composite of aerial view of city streets, superimposed with logo for Silver City Daily Press.

June 5, 2020 – Correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Southwestern New Mexico’s Grant County has escaped large numbers of COVID-19 cases. But the state’s public health orders on social distancing and business closures stoked political controversy. One Silver City restaurant…

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