Gabrielle Arsiaga/News-Sun Twenty-six student and three community leaders were recognized for outstanding achievements during Saturday night’s NAACP awards banquet held at the Hobbs High School Commons. This year’s theme was “Diversity and Unity: Together for Peace” and speaker Melinda Boateng spoke of the struggles she has seen, or experienced, in the workplace as a result of micro aggression. “Micro aggression is …

Luvelle Brown spoke softly for around 20 minutes as he pointed to his diverse audience of about 150 people. Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City Schools in New York, was the keynote speaker at Saturday’s 39th annual Hobbs NAACP banquet at the Hobbs High School Commons. Brown brought with him copies of his book, “Culture of Love: Cultivating a Positive and Transformational Organizational …

Luvelle Brown spoke softly for around 20 minutes as he pointed to his diverse audience of about 150 people. Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City Schools in New York, was the keynote speaker at Saturday’s 39th annual Hobbs NAACP banquet at the Hobbs High School Commons. Brown brought with him copies of his book, “Culture of Love: Cultivating a Positive and Transformational Organizational …