Colorado comedian using short film to connect people to a contemporary Native story
His side gig is Moco, the gorilla clown at Casa Bonita, but Joshua Emerson’s passion is helping people see Native stories in new ways.
By Elaine Tassy
Denver’s Museum for Black Girls, part of a new trend of selfie museums, celebrates five years this weekend
The artists have attracted offers from all over the country and world to come make installations “sharing some of the wonderful contributions that Black women have made over the years.”
By Elaine Tassy
New shelter near South Denver aims to help women who survived sex trafficking
Sex trafficking is a growing problem in Colorado. A new shelter gives women a safe place to stay, vitamin infusions and other services to get them back on track.
By Elaine Tassy
Three survivors of Indian Boarding Schools share the trauma and healing that has shaped their lives
“A blot on American history” is how President Joe Biden described Indian Boarding Schools as he formally apologized for them in October. For survivors of these institutions, designed to assimilate Indigenous children, it may be too little, too late.
By Elaine Tassy
Reward offered for Maggie Long murder case gone cold in Park County
Maggie Long was a high school senior and was killed in her home near Bailey seven years ago.
By Elaine Tassy
Palestinian student creates virtual reality project that allows people to explore Gaza before and after the war
“We wanted to capture the happy moments, the joyful moments that Palestinians live … despite the tough conditions that they live in, they still create life out of nothing.”
By Elaine Tassy
Victims of traffic accidents will be remembered on Sunday in City Park
About two people killed per day in Colorado also honored at events around the state.
By Elaine Tassy
History Colorado hiring staff for state-mandated study into whether systemic harm happened to Black people
Non-profit CHIC is raising the money to make it happen.
By Elaine Tassy
Why many Colorado signs on state roads and highways give motorists the elevation, not the population
The backstory on elevation signs began nearly three-quarters of a century ago.
By Elaine Tassy
Voters agree to remove same sex marriage ban from Colorado’s constitution
Although the ban hasn’t been in effect for nearly a decade, backers of the amendment said it was time to get the language off the books.
By Elaine Tassy
Colorado voters approve constitutional amendment on abortion access
This means that now, the right to an abortion is codified into the state constitution and a future state legislature cannot restrict it.
By Elaine Tassy
Biden issues formal apology for 150 years of Indian Boarding Schools
Colorado Native American leaders call speech “a very strong statement, and historical.”
By Elaine Tassy
DACA recipients can get free legal help this weekend
Colorado’s 13,000 DACA recipients can get free legal help to fill out paperwork this weekend — at a time when the program is facing legal challenges.
By Elaine Tassy
Proposition 128: Longer minimum prison time for violent crimes, explained
Under Prop. 128, people convicted of certain offenses would have to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
By Elaine Tassy
Coloradans go to New Orleans in support of DACA
The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition sent a delegation to New Orleans this week to attend oral arguments at Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals where a decision about the fate of DACA could be made.
By Elaine Tassy
Small Colorado newspapers serving immigrant and diasporic communities form collective to share resources
Serving Colorado’s African, Asian and Hispanic readers, they fill a niche larger publications don’t.
By Elaine Tassy