/tags/senator-pope Senator Pope en-US Copyright Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:19:06 GMT /local-news/2021-03-03/harold-pope-jr-new-mexicos-first-african-american-state-senator For 109 years since the Legislature was founded, New Mexico has not had an African American State Senator. In 2021, that changed when Harold Pope Jr. of… Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:19:06 GMT /local-news/2021-03-03/harold-pope-jr-new-mexicos-first-african-american-state-senator Khalil Ekulona