Writer & Activist Bobbi Salinas Dead Several Months Before Family Finds Body

Writer & Activist Bobbi Salinas Dead Several Months Before Family Finds Body

Mary Mata May 14, 2013

By Anne Constable, The New Mexican Barbara Salinas-Norman was a Chicana activist, a bilingual teacher, an author, a publisher and an artist. She was “intelligent,” “inspiring,” a “trailblazer.” But her […]

Biden Invites NM Gov. Martinez to his Cinco de Mayo Party

Mary Mata May 2, 2013

By Dan Boyd, Albuqueurque Journal New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden appear to have struck up an unlikely friendship. After receiving an invitation from Biden, the […]

TX Legislators Would Cut Ethnic Studies in College Requirements

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Jacquellena Carrero, NBCLatino Students at public universities in Texas may no longer be able to take courses focusing on racial, ethnic or gender history to fulfill their core requirements for […]

NM Legislator: Keep Mex-Am Studies Books Out Of Schools

Mary Mata March 13, 2013

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices A New Mexico state representative wants to keep Hispanic history books out of public schools, following in the footsteps of some of her […]

New Mexico Honors Latino Hero of Civil War Battle

Mary Mata March 8, 2013

By Tom Sharpe, Santa Fe New Mexican The state Senate paused briefly this week to recognize a little-known New Mexico native whose bushwhacking skills helped pull a Union victory from the […]

Addiction in New Mexico: La Cultura Cura

Mary Mata February 19, 2013

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA The state of New Mexico has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the nation. Hispanics and Native Americans have borne the brunt of this devastation. […]

Actor Steven Michael Quezada Wins School Board Seat

Mary Mata February 7, 2013

By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi Actor Steven Michael Quezada, who plays a role in the AMC television series Breaking Bad, has won a seat on an Albuquerque school board. Quezada plays the […]

A NM State Department of Hispanic Affairs? It could happen

Mary Mata February 6, 2013

By KOB.com Rep. Phillip M. Archuleta, a Democrat, has introduced House Bill 226, which would create a Department of Hispanic Affairs to “address growing challenges in the Hispanic community.” Click on […]

How Latinos Impacted the 2012 Presidential Election in NM

Mary Mata November 9, 2012

By Renee Blake, Public News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Latino voters are getting a lot of credit for the way the 2012 elections turned out. Professor Gabriel Sanchez, Latino Decisions […]

Gloria Negrete McLeod: Guns, Rosaries, a Latina in Congress

Mary Mata

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Who is newly elected California Congresswoman Gloria Negrete McLeod and why is New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sticking his nose into a political race on the other side of […]