Julia Barajas
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Julia Barajas is a former Los Angeles Times reporter. Before joining The Times in 2019, she covered the impact of changing drug policies in California and Latin America for Cannabis Wire. Her work has also appeared in La Opinión, La Prensa Gráfica and the Columbia Journalism Review. After graduating from the University of Chicago, she earned a master’s in education from Cal State Long Beach, as well as a master’s in journalism from Columbia University.
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Josefina López’s Casa 0101 amplifies Boyle Heights voices. Even as the new Academy Museum recognizes her ‘Real Women Have Curves,’ small theaters like hers struggle.
Sept. 19, 2021
Indigenous leaders have long asked the U.S. to take accountability for severing children from their families, language and religion.
Aug. 27, 2021
Nicaragua’s arrests of opponents ahead of its November elections have spurred international condemnation and sanctions and may lead to tougher consequences.
June 25, 2021
Hollywood has often limited Latino stories to Boyle Heights and East L.A. Now, two Netflix series are imagining how to broaden pop culture’s horizons.
June 13, 2021
The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy aims to ensure that human rights violations don’t go unnoticed.
June 11, 2021
The Violence Against Women Act was enacted in 1994, but it requires reauthorization by Congress
May 28, 2021
Under the name Bloom Homie, three L.A.-area friends launched an Instagram page to give masculinity a detox. Now, they’re expanding their reach.
April 22, 2021
El Salvador es conocido por encarcelar a las mujeres por abortos espontáneos, partos de niños muertos y otras emergencias obstétricas. Una demanda internacional podría provocar un cambio importante.
April 19, 2021
El Salvador is known to jail women for miscarriages, stillbirths and other obstetric emergencies. An international lawsuit could bring about important change.
April 17, 2021