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 a nationwide surveillance technology company’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