New Mexico marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 19, 2026 | 7:48 am ET
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A crowd marched Jan. 17 from the University of New Mexico campus to the convention center downtown to pay tribute to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)
Events and activities marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day continue across the state on Monday. According to the MLK Jr. State Commission, those events include a noon keynote speech at the Roundhouse by Gene Grant, director of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs, and a brunch talk at 11 a.m. at the Las Cruces Convention Center, “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” by ACLU NM Director Leon Howard.
The Commission also has a Dream Week toolkit available online.
In Albuquerque, a crowd marched Jan. 17 from the University of New Mexico campus to the convention center downtown to pay tribute to civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
Santa Fe, NM
