Hi, I’m Julia Luz Betancourt.

I’m an investigative journalist, editor and multimedia storyteller covering how communities organize against abuses of power.

I grew up in a segregated suburb on Long Island, New York. From a young age, writing has been my avenue to understand and interrogate the systems we live under. It is my life’s work as a reporter to spark dialogue on what it takes to change those systems.

My stories have exposed university collaborations with ICE, uncovered instances of political repression of pro-Palestine student activists, and revealed Flock Safety’s financial ties to the Trump administration.

My work can be found in BreakThrough News, Prism, YES! Magazine, Truthout, the Latin Times, LA Progressive, GEN-ZiNE and more. I have managed social media and newsletters for The Margin, YES! Media, the Financial Times and Counterstream Media, where I am the Assistant Editor.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies from St. John’s University.

Photo: Isaiah Gill