Raul Ruiz (journalist)
Raúl Ruiz | |
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Ruíz in 1983 | |
| Born | July 11, 1940 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2019 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | California State University, Los Angeles (B.A., M.A.); Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ed.D., 1988) |
| Occupation | Journalist · Photographer · Professor · Activist |
| Years active | 1960s–2019 |
| Organizations | La Raza newspaper; California State University, Northridge (Chicano Studies Department); Raza Unida Party |
| Known for | Editor–photographer at La Raza; iconic images of Chicano Moratorium and Ruben Salazar’s death; professor of Chicano Studies at CSUN |
| Notable work | Documentary photojournalism on East L.A. walkouts and Vietnam-era protests; leadership in underground Chicano press |
Raul Ruíz (11 July 1940 – 13 June 2019) 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.