Prominent Latino journalist Ruben Salazar, killed 50 years ago, tackled racism, identity
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“Ruben Salazar is an example of the decadeslong fight for equality in newsrooms, and for equality in coverage of Hispanics/Latinos and other people of color.” News organizations that do not support diversity, he offered, are incapable of producing content that is fair, relevant and accurate.In July, a coalition of Latino journalists at the L.A. Times penned an open letter to their management, seeking better representation and improved community coverage. "Today The Times continues to fail, in its staffing and coverage, to reflect a region where nearly one of every two residents is Latino," the letter states.Amid such contemporary controversies, Salazar’s work from decades ago remains impactful and thought-provoking.For Virginia Espino, a lecturer at the University of California Los Angeles, Salazar’s reporting provides a window into a moment in history. “In his writing, Salazar was speaking truth to power, and it was an act of defiance that was unusual for the times.” He amplified the Mexican American civil rights movement, she added, by providing it with a mainstream platform.When she teaches about Salazar, Espino said that she feels inspired.“My students are young and full of ideas as they come of age," she said.
As said here by Raul A. Reyes