In “What’d I Miss?” a disturbing chance brush with a female driver who didn’t have her headlights on leaves Ossie wondering about basic human interactions.
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Camille T. Dungy wove difficult realities of 2020 into a nature-based narrative
Award-winning poet and scholar Camille T. Dungy took on her nonfiction project “Soil” amid a tumultuous year after winning a Guggenheim fellowship.
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“What’d I Miss?”: So what does “white privilege” really mean?
In “What’d I Miss?” Myra makes an effort to define a term that, she allows, might not use the best choice of words but also has been frequently misconstrued.
Posted inColoradans, Education, Equity, News, Politics and Government
Fired teen librarian in Colorado files discrimination complaints, cites canceled LGBTQ and anti-racism programs
When Brooky Parks thought about developing programs for teens at the Erie Community Library, her experiences as a mother were a powerful touch point. And while she didn’t necessarily program the calendar for Madeline, now 18, and Jack, who will turn 16 very soon, they were very much on her mind in her work as […]
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SunLit Special: “The Holly” tells the story of Terrance Roberts, his Denver neighborhood and much more
Julian Rubinstein is an award-winning journalist, author and producer. His new non-fiction book, “The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood,” was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in May 2021. Julian’s first non-fiction book, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best […]
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SunLit interview: “The Holly” author Julian Rubinstein reflects on the story and its challenges
Julian Rubinstein is an award-winning journalist, author and producer. His new non-fiction book, “The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood,” was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in May 2021. Julian’s first non-fiction book, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber, was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best […]
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What’d I Miss?: Shared struggles, shared justice
Myra has missed 30 years of her life, due to a coma, but has found a new friendship with her young neighbor, Ossie. Together, they both are searching for their place in this world. < Previous | Start from the beginning | Next > More cartoons from The Colorado Sun
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Littwin: The truth is that Derek Chauvin was easy to convict. As for racial justice, the jury is still out.
The verdict is in: At least one Black life did matter. That George Floyd’s life had to be lost first — with a police officer’s knee, which might as well have been a boot, grinding into his neck — is no less a tragedy. But the verdict still holds. The question facing the country now […]
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A Denver community forms around murals to find hope in art, friendship and “mutual aid”
When Denver gift shop owner Erika Righter asked her Facebook friends if anyone wanted to sponsor a muralist to paint Hope Tank’s front window during Women’s History month, the response showed her how powerful a small community can be. Righter, whose store’s sales plummeted as foot traffic along Broadway in the usually busy Baker neighborhood […]
