Denver City Council weighs new ‘slavery acknowledgement’ that would be read at start of meetings By Elliott Wenzler July 29, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. The acknowledgement, which would be read in conjunction with the council's land acknowledgement and the...
Sign reading ‘Bring back Jim Crow’ spotted over Denver highway By Lauren Penington September 16, 2025 at 4:23 p.m. A sign calling for the return of racial segregation laws was spotted over -- and...
“Not welcome to stop for gas or food”: Decades later, Colorado’s history of sundown towns still lingers By Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton September 25, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. The U.S. — Colorado included — is dotted with former "sundown towns" where people of...
Four Douglas County students sue school leaders alleging pervasive racism violated their civil rights By Elizabeth Hernandez August 2, 2023 at 7:31 p.m. Four students of color who attended Douglas County schools allege in a federal lawsuit filed...
ap: I hope Trump lands in prison to protect our country from a narcissistic, sociopathic, racist, grifter By Jo Ann Allen June 29, 2023 at 10:49 a.m. I sometimes wonder what my mother would say if she rose from the dead and...
Letters: DougCo schools has failed to address student-reported racism By DP ap May 15, 2023 at 12:25 p.m. The behaviors of teachers blaming a minority student for stealing a water bottle or putting...
Teen leaves Castle Rock Middle School after racist slurs and threats, family and attorney say By Elizabeth Hernandez May 2, 2023 at 9:27 a.m. The racism experienced by a family in Douglas County School District was so egregious, it...
Parks grant will help History Colorado identify and preserve Green Book sites By John Wenzel December 30, 2022 at 3:25 p.m. "The stories of these locations where African Americans could find refuge while traveling across a...
Midterms free of feared chaos as voting experts look to 2024 By Nicholas Riccardi November 25, 2022 at 7:10 a.m. Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls.
Colorado’s wildlife director retired after an investigation into his conduct. The state is paying him $26,000 for “emotional distress.” By Sam Tabachnik November 10, 2022 at 10:41 a.m. Colorado agreed to a $50,000 settlement with former Parks and Wildlife director Dan Prenzlow for...