Arts
Photographer Maria Varela Reflects On Her Work Covering The Civil Rights Movement
June 2, 2017 – Mexican-American photographer Maria Varela was present at some of the most dramatic moments of the Civil Rights Movement. She captured images of voting rights demonstrations in Alabama and efforts to create Head Start programs in poor, rural areas of the American South. Now the Albuquerque resident’s work is the subject of…
Read MoreNMiF examines the special legislative session, correspondent Megan Kamerick begins a month-long series on behavioral health services for New Mexicans, plus Civil Rights movement photographer Maria Varela.
It’s been nearly four years since the Martinez Administration stopped Medicaid payments to 15 nonprofits providing behavioral health services, accusing them of millions of dollars in fraud. The organizations were eventually cleared of wrongdoing by the Attorney General, but many had gone out of business. What is the state of mental health care in New…
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