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Risco became the editor of La Raza in 1967 after leaving Cesar Chavez’s Chicano farm workers' union newspaper called El Malcriado. His depart, according to Rev. Luce, was due to a dispute that arose over the differing interest of Chavez and Risco, as Risco prefered investing himself in urban communities, he himself coming from an urban background.

Risco lived up to the newspaper's communal mission, keeping an open mind in his editing position. This openness to discussion and different views proved beckoning to those wishing to engage with the newspaper and help it succeed.In February 1968, Jose “Joe” Angel Razo came to work for the newspaper. Razo would eventually rise to the position of co-editor after Risco departed from the newspaper. Another key figure in the newspaper's early days was Benny Luna.His illustrations appeared in many of the issues headed by Risco and were occasionally accompanied with a verse. He attracted an audience through his artistic choices and visual storytelling, appealing to the taste of the newspaper's mostly Chicano audience.

Another staff member that came to possess significant position and influence was Raul Ruiz. A student at the time,Raul joined the paper’s staff during the summer of 1968. Raul proved promising as he was the editor of the Chicano Student Movement(CSM), a newspaper he had created reportedly immitiating La Raza. He continued editing for this newspaper for a time while working for La Raza.(31) However, Ruiz also brought with him new ideology which clashed with Risco’s, which lead to conflict between the two(35). Although it is not certain the circumstances under which Risco left, he did so in June 1969.

This first issue to credit Ruiz as such was November 1969 edition, where he and Razo were named as the coeditors. This issue also proved important as it announce the merger between Ruiz’s CSM and La Raza. The issue stated that the reason for this was “to provide greater and more consistent communications for the movement”,as “the seriousness of the movement demands a dependable and consistent press”. This merger brought with it staff members from CSM and Patricia Borjon and Luiz Garza joined the staff of La Raza. On April 1972, Co-editor Joe Razo left the newspaper as he began to to ideologically disagree with other staff members. He did not like the radical route the newspaper seemed to be taking; "a lot of the guys on the staff were going Maoist and Trotskyite." (40)Ruiz was left to edit the paper by himself after this departure. He would continue this role until La Raza’s final issue in the summer of 1977.