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On the front lines of exploitation
March 25, 2022
On the front lines of exploitation
March 25, 2022
A Broomfield man was sentenced this month to 20 years in prison for sex-trafficking homeless minors. Steve Allen Contee used...
A Broomfield man was sentenced this month to 20 years in prison for sex-trafficking homeless minors. Steve Allen Contee used...
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Education
VIDEO: On the bus to a better future
March 22, 2022
VIDEO: On the bus to a better future
March 22, 2022
The mobile classroom — complete with books, shelves, technology and even a bathroom — is a vehicle for change in early-childhood education. And the driver of that change is Roya Brown, who founded the Colorado nonprofit You Be You Early Learning (YbY) in 2019.
The mobile classroom — complete with books, shelves, technology and even a bathroom — is a vehicle for change in early-childhood education. And the driver of that change is Roya Brown, who founded the Colorado nonprofit You Be You Early Learning (YbY) in 2019.
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Politics
The power of place names
March 22, 2022
The power of place names
March 22, 2022
U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland issued an order in November declaring “squaw” a derogatory term and established a task...
U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland issued an order in November declaring “squaw” a derogatory term and established a task...
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Politics
Q&A: The legacy and impact of Black women judges in the U.S.
March 14, 2022
Q&A: The legacy and impact of Black women judges in the U.S.
March 14, 2022
New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia appointed the first Black woman judge in the U.S., Jane Bolin, in 1939....
New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia appointed the first Black woman judge in the U.S., Jane Bolin, in 1939....
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Social Justice
Redefining policing is critical to public safety, Bridge Speaker says
March 1, 2022
Redefining policing is critical to public safety, Bridge Speaker says
March 1, 2022
Patrisse Cullors, Los Angeles-based co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and New York Times bestselling author, spoke to a...
Patrisse Cullors, Los Angeles-based co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and New York Times bestselling author, spoke to a...
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Social Justice
VIDEO: Reimagining food access
February 24, 2022
VIDEO: Reimagining food access
February 24, 2022
Ricardo Rocha grew up not knowing where his next meal would come from. Now, he’s working to make sure that low-income families and elderly populations in Denver have greater access to high-quality foods through his company Bondadosa.
Ricardo Rocha grew up not knowing where his next meal would come from. Now, he’s working to make sure that low-income families and elderly populations in Denver have greater access to high-quality foods through his company Bondadosa.
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Climate and Environment
Green Energy
February 7, 2022
Green Energy
February 7, 2022
Take a jog through the nearly 20,000 acres of natural beauty that make up Denver’s park system, and you’ll likely spot...
Take a jog through the nearly 20,000 acres of natural beauty that make up Denver’s park system, and you’ll likely spot...
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Arts and Culture
From the classroom to cable TV
January 28, 2022
From the classroom to cable TV
January 28, 2022
Like many children of the late 1980s and early ’90s, Kryss Shane, Ph.D., grew up watching television shows such as...
Like many children of the late 1980s and early ’90s, Kryss Shane, Ph.D., grew up watching television shows such as...
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Arts and Culture
‘Overcoming the pandemic of racism’
January 28, 2022
‘Overcoming the pandemic of racism’
January 28, 2022
The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast took place Friday against the backdrop of sobering health statistics: Adjusted for age,...
The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast took place Friday against the backdrop of sobering health statistics: Adjusted for age,...