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Author Archives: Ramona King

Ramona King is a member of New Mexico Women in Film, SAG-AFTRA, and is a writer and producer. She is a solo performer of historical portrayals and life stories/wisdom tales for the stage.
Posted inFilm

We Are The Ones

by Ramona King

There is a saying in African folklore: “How a story is told depends upon the storyteller.” “New Mexico’s African-American population has to fight for acknowledgment of its historical contributions to the state,” says Rita Powdrell, the director of the African American Museum and Cultural Center of New Mexico. The Museum has garnered an archive of […]