Raul Ruiz (journalist)
Raul Ruíz (11 July 1940 – 13 June 2019[1][2]) was an American journalist, professor, and political activist for Chicano civil rights during the Chicano movement and for the Peace movement of the 1960s and '70s.
Biography[edit]
Ruiz was born in El Paso, Texas but moved to Los Angeles in his teen years. He attended California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.[1] As a reporter, and editor of La Raza, Ruíz covered the Chicano Moratorium.[3][4] He notably photographed the police aiming tear gas launchers at the Silver Dollar Café, where Ruben Salazar was killed.[5] Ruiz's photo, considered an essential historical image of the Chicano movement, ran on the cover of the L.A. Times and was reproduced around the world.
Ruiz was a candidate for La Raza Unida Party, a Chicano political party. He ran for the 48th Assembly district seat in Los Angeles in 1971, gaining 8 percent of the vote. In 1972 he ran for the 40th Assembly district seat, covering East L.A., under the La Raza Unida ticket, gaining 13 percent of the vote.[6]
Ruiz taught for many years in the department of Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge.[1][7] He died in Los Angeles on June 13, 2019.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Arellano, Gustavo (2019-06-15). "Raul Ruiz, journalist and activist for the Chicano movement in L.A., dies at 78". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ "Obituary". Mission Hills Mortuary : Mission Hills, California (CA). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Remembering Raul Ruiz, A Hero Of LA's Chicano Movement, Lita Martinez, Laist, 2019-06-14.
- ^ Jao, Carren (April 5, 2018). "Narrated Photo Essay: Raul Ruiz and the Rights of the Chicano". KCET. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ Unearthing the photos of La Raza, unsung chronicler of Chicano stories in LA, Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, 2017-10-02
- ^ Garcia, Ignacio M. (1989). United We Win: The Rise and Fall of La Raza Unida. Tucson: Mexican American Studies & Research Center, University of Arizona. ISBN 0939363011.
- ^ Garcia, Mario (2015). The Chicano Generation: Testimonios of the Movement. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520286023.