Documentary Captures LAPD’s Violent Crackdown on Historic 1970 Chicano Protest
Documentary Captures LAPD’s Violent Crackdown on Historic 1970 Chicano Protest
*The 46th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium is a week from Friday, on August 29. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (2 minute read) Of all of the massive marches that characterized […]
County to honor Ruben Salazar at Friday ceremony
*It’s been 44 years. VL By Wave Staff, Los Angeles Wave EAST LOS ANGELES — County Supervisor Gloria Molina and the Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a special ceremony […]
Remembering the Chicano Moratorium and Ruben Salazar
*Reyes: “By the end of that day, scores of marchers had been arrested and three people were dead. Among them was Ruben Salazar, a pioneering Hispanic journalist … ” VL By […]
Ruben Salazar documentary probes journalist’s life and mysterious death
*Film maker Phillip Rodriguez was in San Antonio recently to present his documentary at the annual Cinefestival Guadalupe. I spent the better part of a day with him and interviewed […]
Documentary Examines Suspicious 1970 Death Of LA Times Journalist Ruben Salazar
By Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane, Peggy Pico, KPBS In the 1960s, journalist Ruben Salazar was writing about being Latino in America — things that no one else would dare say out loud. And some people […]
‘I Have a Dream’ inspires Chicano Moratorium reflection
By Tony Castro, Voxxi The end of August in Los Angeles has historically been a time of sad recollections for Latinos, especially activists who remember a triumphant civil rights march […]
MALDEF Secures Unredacted Records in Rubén Salazar Case
PRESS RELEASE Litigation Settlement Prevents Sheriff Baca From Keeping Decades-Old Documents Under Wraps And Subject Only to In-Person Supervised Review LOS ANGELES, CA – On Tuesday, MALDEF settled its lawsuit against […]
MALDEF Sues For Refusal To Release Records In Ruben Salazar Case
(Editor’s note: the following is a MALDEF Press Release) Today (4/23/12) MALDEF filed a petition for writ of mandate to compel Sheriff Lee Baca to release public records relating to […]
Ruben Salazar: His Life And Work Remembered
The painting in the picture depicts the moment that Los Angeles journalist Ruben Salazar was killed 41 years ago. For many years the cause of Salazar’s death was a matter of controversy and […]
What’s LA County Sheriff Lee Baca Hiding In Rubén Salazar Case?
After more than 15 years of asking to see the records pertaining to the killing of Rubén Salazar, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has agreed to let reporters see […]
