It is a free newspaper distributed in Chicago and its metropolitan area, mostly directly to homes in Hispanic neighborhoods and also in street boxes and stores.
Founded in 1970 by Alfredo Torres de Jesús, in 1972 it was purchased by César Dovalina and later, in late 1983 by Luis Heber Rossi,[1] a businessman and music promoter in Chicago.
La Raza reports and informs on key issues for the Chicago Latino community, with special focus on the challenges, successes, and possibilities of the city's Hispanic population and civic organizations.
La Raza was also recognized in 2015 as one of '10 Newspapers That Do It Right' by Editor & Publisher magazine[2] and has received grants in support of its journalism awarded by the Field Foundation of Illinois, the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, the Facebook Journalism Project/Lenfest Institute, the Facebook Sustainability Accelerator/ICFJ[3] and the Google News Initiative.
Currently, La Raza is part of the Chicago Independent Media Alliance and has participated in projects led by the Institute for Nonprofit News such as Lens on Lightfoot[4] (dedicated to analyze the first year of the administration of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot).