By Samantha Anne Carrillo, UpLift Chronicles Managing Editor Our regular readers may have noticed that last month’s expanded, 12-page issue of UpLift Chronicles focused on education and workforce development. For our September issue, UpLift Chronicles shifts our focus to violence… Read more
by Kai Warrior When looking at youth violence, we must remember not to view it as an isolated event. It’s easy to simply grieve the state of our world, but we have to assess the factors that led us here.… Read more
My mother, Rubye Carter, taught English for 31 years in Muskogee, Oklahoma at Muskogee High School. She raised five children of her own and poured the same fierce love and unshakeable standards into every student who walked through her classroom… Read more
By Kristin Satterlee Whether you’re 3 or 103, there are worlds of learning at the library. Or, we should say, through the library: We’re here to tell you about its kaleidoscope of online tools you can use from home. Do… Read more
by Samantha Anne Carrillo Last year, executive leadership changed at six schools within Albuquerque Public Schools’ (APS) Highland Cluster. For the 2025-2026 school year, leadership changes coming to Highland Cluster schools are halved, with just three schools welcoming new principals.… Read more
By Kai Warrior Feel stuck in a career that isn’t as promising as when you earned your degree? Unsure what you want to spend the rest of your life doing? Maybe your next chapter starts far from home—working on a… Read more
by Samantha Anne Carrillo Behavioral health isn’t just about therapy, says Liz Hamilton, Director of Behavioral Health for the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD). “We really look at all the holistic pieces of a child and a… Read more
by Kai Warrior If you’re awake on Earth, you have probably noticed or fallen victim to the cyclical nature of the systems built to “serve” “We, the People.” Whether our system of governance, healthcare system, criminal justice system, financial system,… Read more
By Shannon Yvonne Moreau It’s no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a must-have. Why Internet Access Is Now an Educational Lifeline According to the United Nations (UN), internet access will be a basic human right by 2030. The Substance Abuse and… Read more
by Kristin Satterlee Do you care for a student in the Albuquerque Public Schools district? New Mexico Black Leadership Council’s (NMBLC) Caregivers Council wants to help you be the CEO (Childhood Education Officer) of their schooling. What Is Caregiver’s Council?… Read more
by Cathryn McGill Disclaimer: Things I Do to Laugh to Keep From Crying A friend of mine recently posted something on social media about how a certain big-box store now keeps underwear under lock and key. You heard me—drawers on… Read more
by Shannon Yvonne Moreau Home is where the heart is, as the adage goes. For Dr. Brandi Wells-Stone, director of the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) African American Student Services, home is also where opportunity and destiny await. Roots in… Read more