“Congratulations,” Paul Bullock of the Institute of Industrial Relations at UCLA wrote in 1964 to the Los Angeles Times. “The publication of Mr. Salazar’s articles represents a long delayed recognition of the importance of the Mexican-American population and of the desirability of giving a voice to the needs and demands of many different ethnic groups.” […]
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Opening a briefcase seems somewhat outdated in 2012. A corroded mark of rust came to life as I removed paper clips that seemed untouched since 1970. The smell of history matched the aged, brown, typewritten pages I held in the University of Southern California’s Doheny Library. It’s as if someone opened your laptop and read […]
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Ruben Salazar was one of the most renowned Latino journalists of his time. He was known for his powerful articles covering the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles and the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. Salazar was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and grew up and first worked as a reporter in El Paso, Texas in the […]
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The life changing decision that Ruben Salazar took when he decided to leave what he called a “very satisfying job as a reporter for the West’s largest newspaper”, the Los Angeles Times, to become news director of the much smaller KMEX Spanish-language television station baffled many. On April 28, 1970, Salazar typed: “For years I […]
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The date that resonates in the minds of many when it comes to slain Los Angeles Times journalist Ruben Salazar is August 29th, 1970: the day he was killed. August 29th bore witness to the Chicano Moratorium, the massive march that marked a peak of the Chicano anti-war movement efforts at that time. To many […]
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Ruben Salazar was embarrassed when a nice meal at a Newport Beach restaurant ended with his credit card being confiscated by the restaurant’s management. Even more troubling was that the incident could have been avoided if the credit card company had paid attention to the payment, many phone calls, and correspondence from Salazar to settle […]
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