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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 22/09/2026

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...

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

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

A panel of four journalists sit around a table with a microphone to discuss the legacy of Rubén Salazar.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 21/08/2026

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

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 12/08/2026

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...

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 12/06/2026

Thanks to a grant from the California Press Foundation, The Southlander was able to hire our first intern. Our goal is to provide opportunities for immigrant and working class journalism students, and we can't wait to publish work that is important and personal to Zam. Stay tuned for more soon!

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 19/05/2026

For “Through the Labyrinth,” Immigrant Defenders Law Center managing attorney Sarah Houston spoke about the extreme measures immigrant families are taking in order to locate their loved ones if they are detained by ICE. Stream Episode 1 in order to hear the full conversation.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 02/05/2026

“we are excited to be here to fight for all workers, and our patients” Dr. Dina Jaber - with CIR @seiu.org

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/05/2026

“Our work is not meaningful unless we are supporting our fellow union members” Akhila L Ananth, a union member with California Faculty Association - Cal State LA. #MayDay

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/05/2026

🧵Happening now: People are gathering for International Workers Day at MacArthur Park Today marks the 20th anniversary of the historic march in which over a million people took over the streets of LA for “A Day Without a Mexican” Reporting by @abemarquez.bsky.social

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 27/04/2026

“Through the Labyrinth” uncovers the stories of Angelenos who struggle to find their loved ones amid the immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. The trailer for the podcast miniseries is now available on all streaming platforms ➡️ Spotify Link shorturl.at/vDzyv

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 22/04/2026

The Southlander introduces its brand-new podcast, “Through the Labyrinth.” Listen to the trailer on all major podcasting platforms on April 27. ➡️ Stay tuned for more information. ➡️ Subscribe to our newsletter and become a paid subscriber in order to get early access to the trailer and episodes.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 14/04/2026

Watch The Southlander interview with Jenaro Ernesto Ayala, a labor outreach coordinator for the Van Nuys Day Labor Center. Ayala spoke about his experience getting detained by the federal agents, the brutality he faced, and how it impacts the community's mental health. Full interview link in bio🔗

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 24/03/2026

Since April 2023, at least 217 Long Beach tenants have been displaced due to substantial remodel evictions. Tenant advocates allege that landlords exploit the "renoviction loophole" without proper legal or city notification. ✍️ by Kevin Flores 🔗Read our full story on thesouthlander.com

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 06/01/2026

🎥 Here is a clip from an interview with Leo Martinez, an organizer with Ventura County Defensa (VC Defensa), as he reflects on ICE retaliating against him and on how his organization is prepared to fight You watch the whole interview on our website: thesouthlander.com

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 05/11/2025

Martha married her husband, Narciso Barranco, in 2023. Just a few short years later, their family sat around the dinner table on a seemingly normal night, waiting for him to return home and eat dinner together. Narciso never got the chance to go home that night.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 28/10/2025

Narciso Barranco arrived to the U.S. in 1994. He spent 24 days locked up in a detention center after being violently arrested by a snatch squad of federal immigration agents in Santa Ana on June 21.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 16/07/2025

We are back with another #WorkerWednesday! For almost a year before our soft-launch, we worked to lay the groundwork for this project. A lot of that labor involved conversations about how we can build a newsroom to better serve our needs, not the ruling class.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 02/07/2025

We paused our weekly intros while our reporters have been working to cover the state-sanctioned kidnappings in communities across the Southland, but we’re bringing Worker Wednesday back to continue sharing our perspective with you. #WorkerLed #WorkerWednesday #TheSouthlander

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 18/06/2025

We just filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for violating our First Amendment rights. Subscribe to thesouthlander.com and read our latest newsletter, which gives a more in-depth account of the ICE protests in LA and the injuries our reporters sustained on the ground.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 15/06/2025

Our reporters are out in the field again this weekend! If you could ask them any question about what it's like for journalists to cover ICE protests, what would you want to know? Don't forget to subscribe or donate at thesouthlander.com, which supports our ability to bring you breaking news.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 09/06/2025

Are you curious about the experience of journalists on the ground at the protests in Los Angeles this weekend? Tune in to kpfa.org at 10 a.m. to hear from @bencamach0.bsky.social about his perspective.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 08/06/2025

While some of our reporters will be on the ground at City Hall covering the protests, we will also be hosting our first tabling event in the South Bay. Drop by the event to chat with some of our members about the state of local news and how we can better serve the communities we cover.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 08/06/2025

Another Southlander reporter, @bencamach0.bsky.social, has joined Abe to cover the protests and deployment of the National Guard tonight in LA. More updates TK.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 08/06/2025

From @abemarquez.bsky.social, who’s on the ground covering raids near Alondra Blvd. “ICE/LASD can all leave the community and everything could stop. But they’ve decided to stay and terrorize the community. The people came out once the word got out that ICE was going to raid a Home Depot.”

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 21/05/2025

In the coming weeks, we hope to show you why worker-led newsrooms are the only model that can meaningfully rebuild trust with the communities we cover. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more: thesouthlander.com.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 18/05/2025

Our very own @abemarquez.bsky.social is on the ground covering a local march for Noe Rodriguez, an unarmed man who was shot and killed by the Santa Ana Police Department in December.

A reporter takes a selfie while covering a police protest march.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 15/05/2025

Our worker-owned newsroom exists to serve communities throughout the Southland, many of which are poorly covered or excluded by mainstream media. We want to change that, but we can't do it without your help. Fill out our audience survey to help guide our coverage! thesouthlander.com/audience-sur...

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 14/05/2025

Introducing Worker Wednesday, a weekly spotlight on the past experiences of The Southlander team. We hope to show our audience how our backgrounds as journalists and freelancers have shaped the way we are building our own workplace. Sign up for our weekly newsletter here: thesouthlander.com.

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