EPISODE · May 12, 2020 · 13 MIN
Focusing on Ruben Salazar, with Taína Caragol
from PORTRAITS · host National Portrait Gallery
Ruben Salazar was one of the first Latinx journalists to rise through the ranks of a major U.S. newspaper. Initially, he was careful to avoid being pigeonholed as a reporter on minority issues, but eventually he became known for digging into stories about police brutality and racial profiling— subjects also championed by the Chicano Movement. Curator Taína Caragol takes us through his life, frame by frame, and explains why some call him a martyr. See the portraits we talk about on our website: https://npg.si.edu/podcasts/ruben-salazar
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Ruben Salazar was one of the first Latinx journalists to rise through the ranks of a major U.S. newspaper. Initially, he was careful to avoid being pigeonholed as a reporter on minority issues, but eventually he became known for digging into stories about police brutality and racial profiling— subjects also championed by the Chicano Movement. Curator Taína Caragol takes us through his life, frame by frame, and explains why some call him a martyr. See the portraits we talk about on our website: https://npg.si.edu/podcasts/ruben-salazar
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