President’s Award recipient makes the case for persistence and determination
If you’re causing trouble or trampling people’s civil rights, Ashley Torrez will see you in court. Not for a few…
Tag: Diversity
Back on track and breaking records
Editor’s note (updated story on Feb. 21, 2023): Maya Ries’ record-breaking season continues this week at the Rocky Mountain Athletic…
Marketing team helps construction industry build diverse workforce
During the first quarter of 2021, Denver’s crane count increased by 22% from last October, according to the latest Crane…
MSU Denver junior takes on the education gap, a barrier to top jobs
If you want to understand the equity gap in education, do the numbers. Today, nearly 75% of Colorado jobs require some sort…
FirstBank keeps its eyes on goal
When FirstBank opened its doors in 1963, it had 10 employees, including its founder. Today, the Lakewood-based bank employs nearly 2,700….
How to bring the Black Lives Matter movement to your hometown
Ashley Bernales can see change – real change – happening. And she wanted to be a part of it. The women’s…
Black scholars launch dialogue series on race
More than 520 people tuned in to “How Do We Talk About What’s Going On?” a livestream panel hosted Friday by Metropolitan State University…
Principal catalyst
After working in public schools for his entire adult life, Michael Atkins knows exactly which grade is his favorite: second…
Joy Reid gets real on race
Speaking at Metropolitan State University of Denver as the 2020 Rachel B. Noel Visiting Professor wasn’t just a way for MSNBC’s Joy-Ann…
‘Until justice rolls down like waters’
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that life-giving water holds potential to be placid and potent, resilient and renewing,…