abraham márquez
@abemarquez.bsky.social
Journalist 📨 abe@thesouthlander.com linkin.bio/abemarquez
Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about liberal zionism… last year I wrote this piece for @lataco.bsky.social, check it out 👇 lataco.com/opinion-shat...
Opinion: Shattering the 'Liberal Zionist' Myth ~ L.A. TACO
And why saying "Free Palestine" isn't antisemitic.
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In the last few weeks, the two mayoral candidates, Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, have been asked about the Gaza genocide LA history teaches us that we don’t ask for a statement but action to cut ties from an apartheid state like Israel my latest: abemarquez.substack.com/p/40-years-a...
I’ve received a lot of encouraging messages from homies I grew up with in Inglewood since this was published—something I didn’t expect. I’m told a lot happens in Inglewood that goes unreported.
The Southlander@thesouthlander.com · 3w agoPolice pinned Bostic to the ground in a dogpile, he later died in their custody. Now, the family is demanding answers from city officials who have released little information. 📝 by Abraham Márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social Read the full story here thesouthlander.com/inglewood-br...
My latest:
The Southlander@thesouthlander.com · 3w agoPolice pinned Bostic to the ground in a dogpile, he later died in their custody. Now, the family is demanding answers from city officials who have released little information. 📝 by Abraham Márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social Read the full story here thesouthlander.com/inglewood-br...
Police pinned Bostic to the ground in a dogpile, he later died in their custody. Now, the family is demanding answers from city officials who have released little information. 📝 by Abraham Márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social Read the full story here thesouthlander.com/inglewood-br...
🧵Earlier today, the family of Bryan Bostic and community members rallied at the corner of Hillcrest and Locust, where Inglewood Police killed Bostic on March 10 after being detained following a traffic stop, reporting for @thesouthlander.com
Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick began his protest against police brutality. In early 2017, I wrote about his protest and the history of athletes fighting for justice. Available here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...
Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick began his protest against police brutality. In early 2017, I wrote about his protest and the history of athletes fighting for justice. Available here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...
In 2020, I wrote about the history of Black and brown unity in response to the George Floyd uprising going to share it here: abemarquez.substack.com/p/black-and-...
Black and Brown Unity Is The Formula For Change
Police brutality against Black people and brown people must end.
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As journalists reporting on state repression today, we stand on the shoulders of giants like Ruben Salazar. What he saw in the 60s about how the working class was treated is what we see today, and why we want to report on it," said @abemarquez.bsky.social, who spoke on a panel about Salazar. 🧵6/7
Reporting from John D'Anna last summer captured how Salazar’s death lingers in the minds of many journalists who face danger while trying to cover their communities. 🧵5/7
Since the start of the second Trump administration, dozens of L.A.-based journalists have been struck with less-lethal rounds by police while covering ICE protests, according to data compiled by @adamrose.bsky.social, chair of the press rights committee of the Los Angeles Press Club. 🧵4/7
Why the death of a reporter 55 years ago matters to those covering LA protests today
Ruben Salazar died 55 years ago while covering a protest in LA. His case illustrates the dangers journalists face today as police fire “less lethal munitions” into crowds.
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Sheriffs responded to a call surrounded the cafe and fired a tear gas projectile, which struck and killed Salazar. Still today, journalists in Los Angeles continue to endure serious injury from similar projectiles fired by the police as they work in the field. 🧵3/7
According to the Rubén Salazar Project, he covered the military and political fallout of the Vietnam War in the year leading up this death. He was on the ground following the Chicano Moratorium for his work when he stopped into the Silver Dollar Bar and Cafe: rubensalazarproject.com 🧵2/7
Ruben Salazar Project – The story behind a legendary journalist
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Rubén Salazar was an L.A. Times journalist who died 56 years ago while covering the Chicano Moratorium. Several local reporters and community members recently gathered to discuss his legacy and the pressures of reporting under threat of police violence and retaliation. 🧵1/7
Join us this Sunday for the event ‘Remembering Ruben Salazar and Maintaining Journalistic Integrity’ organized by People’s Cafe LA Featuring speakers: @bencamach0.bsky.social and @abemarquez.bsky.social from The Southlander and independent journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social
And also why journalism needs to stay in the hands of human workers. We'll lose photographs like these, and stories the one we published, if it doesn't. Support us: thesouthlander.com
I'm really proud of these photos, I set out to photograph this very specific type of loss, not death, but loss, that so many are feeling right now. There's a deep emptiness that I feel was photographed. Preserving these moments is another reason why journalism is so important. thesouthlander.com
This one didn't get published, but here they are outside their home.
The lead image: Mayra holding a printed photo of her and Mike on a trip they took together in the past.
Mayra and the kids played loteria on the dinner table. One less chair is occupied now.
Mike made this trinket while held at the Adelanto ICE detention camp. It's a shoe made of folded chip bags.
Mike (Mike and Mayra's son) was really calm when I took this photo. His eyes say so much.
I envisioned taking this photo from the moment I read @abemarquez.bsky.social's first draft. I felt that having a photo from the graduation, showing the Mike (Mayra's husband that was deported) wasn't present, was powerful.
I was the photographer on this story. Mayra opened her home so I could capture what life feels like after a family member is taken and deported. Photos and commentary below, but go subscribe to thesouthlander.com
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abraham márquez@abemarquez.bsky.social · 2mo agoA family from Bell Gardens torn apart by ICE New from me @thesouthlander.com thesouthlander.com/from-celebra...
The Southlander stands with BreakThrough News. @btnewsroom.bsky.social Journalism is not a crime. Free and independent media is not a threat to democracy, it is an essential one. We will not remain silent. Read the full statement here 🔗 thesouthlander.com/statement-in...
My latest for @thesouthlander.com is cracking open GEO Group's notorious black box detention center: Adelanto. thesouthlander.com/exclusive-ge...
EXCLUSIVE: Unsealed videos show GEO Group used chemical weapons to break up a sit-in at Adelanto ICE detention center
In 2020, a group of people detained at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center launched a protest by refusing to return to their cells. GEO Group sent in an armed force that deployed chemical wea...
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The Southlander@thesouthlander.com · 2mo ago⚠️ Content Warning: The Southlander previously reported that GEO Group, a billion-dollar private prison company, was ordered by the judge to share unsealed footage of the June 12, 2020 incident at the Adelanto ICE processing center… 🧵1/5
