The Aurora transplant is earning million of likes by showing that Colorado trails aren’t just for the wealthy, white, musclebound bros
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife volunteer cleared after 7-month investigation into racism claim
Dan Gates says he’ll recover from 7 months of investigation, but fears threat of unfounded claims will discourage 3,600 other volunteers
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Watch: Colorado Sun equity reporter discusses homeownership gap
The Colorado Sun’s equity reporter Tatiana Flowers hosted a conversation about Colorado’s Black community regarding the homeownership gap
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife boss announces retirement after his suspension for racist remark
Dan Prenzlow used “in the back of the bus” to point out Black staffer being honored for her work organizing conference that focused on equity, diversity and inclusion
Posted inEquity
More wheelchair-accessible seating, repaving projects at Red Rocks underway to help concertgoers with disabilities
The proposed changes come two months after Denver settled a lawsuit alleging wheelchair-accessible seats were more expensive than nonaccessible seats
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“It’s a new day at the Denver Zoo,” where leaders are working to diversify the organization
Diversifying staff and visitors at the Denver Zoo could help inspire youth to save wildlife for future generations
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After 50 years, homeownership gap between white and Latino Coloradans narrows. But for Black Coloradans, it’s widened.
Michael Diaz-Rivera hoped $25,000 in savings and a good credit score would give him enough leverage to buy a home. But his low teacher’s salary made that nearly impossible. “The prices in Denver were just a little too steep for me and the market was just too high,” he said in late April. “Every time […]
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Westminster clears controversial Uplands development proposal for “the Farm”
By Luke Zarzecki, The Westminster Window After three long nights of debate and testimony, the Westminster City Council voted 5-2 to approve the controversial plan to convert a large swath of farmland into the 2,350-home Uplands development. Councilors voted at the end of their Monday meeting, which ran until almost 1 a.m. Tuesday and was […]
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Colorado Springs’ America the Beautiful Park was once home to dozens of families. Here’s their story.
By Dan Boyce, CPR News America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs has a complicated history. Dozens of families, many made up of racial minorities, were gone when the city decided to raze the neighborhood and park there in the 1990s and early 2000s. But for former residents of the Conejos neighborhood in downtown Colorado […]
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Douglas County School District’s equity policy keeps drawing parent blowback
The Douglas County School Board predicted back in March that an equity policy the board was considering would upset some parents. But perhaps board directors underestimated just how unhappy some people would be. “That (equity) work has been going for some time, but certainly not at the level of the concern you have expressed tonight. Some of […]