Content warning: mention of fatal police violence From September 15 to October 15, we celebrate Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month.

We remember Ruben Salazar (1928-1970), a Mexican American movement journalism ancestor killed by a Los Angeles sheriff deputy while covering the Chicano Moratorium, a demonstration against the Vietnam War. Salazar was one of the first journalists to shine a light on the systemic oppression of Chicanos and Mexican Americans, giving them representation in major newsrooms like the Los Angeles Times. He boldly pushed back on the myth of objectivity. We are grateful for Salazar’s courage and wisdom, as well as the Latine movement journalists upholding his legacy. Art credit: Billy Dee [Image description: Black and white linocut illustration of Ruben Salazar on the phone with a paper in his hand alongside his quote, “Newsroom objectivity may result in an absence of truth.”]