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Susan Greene and Tina Griego - December 13, 2020

An important announcement from the editors

Susan Greene and Tina Griego - December 13, 2020

Jayla Felix, 14, and Cameron Johnson, 13, mattering on the Capital steps Tuesday night. (Photo by Susan Greene)

By marching in Denver, a girl finds her way to “matter” "To be honest,...

The Mix Susan Greene - June 4, 2020

Jayla Felix took a bus and then light rail from east Aurora to Denver Sunday to see black lives mattering in person. By that point,...

Welton Street in Denver on the fifth day of protests in reaction to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. June 1, 2020.

Guest Post: Amid unrest and grief, inaction is not an option

The Mix Black Law Student Association | Latinx Law Student Association | Asian Pacific American Law Student Association | OUTLaws | Student Bar Association - June 4, 2020

We, the student leaders at the Sturm College of Law, stand in solidarity with our colleagues and community of color. Our society is in...

Denver Public Schools will begin phasing police officers, known as school resource officers, out of its middle and high schools.

As protests continue, Denver to start conversation about role of police in schools

The Mix Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat Colorado - June 4, 2020

Following nationwide protests of racist policing, the Denver school district is expected to begin a conversation about the role of police officers in Denver...

The ICE detention facility in Aurora is one of 22 new outbreaks reported by CDPHE this week.

Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at ICE detention denter in Aurora

The Mix Lindsay Fendt - June 4, 2020

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Aurora Wednesday,...

The Fox Theater in Montrose is closed as life in Colorado shuts down in response to the new coronavirus.

Unemployment claims in Colorado continue to drop; more than 500,000 have sought aid since...

The Mix Jesse Paul | Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun - June 4, 2020

The number of people filing for unemployment in Colorado dropped last week for a seventh straight week, continuing a trend that began in late...

Khyra Parker raises her fist during nine minutes of silence during the sixth day of protests in reaction to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. June 2, 2020.

Huge crowd marches through Denver as protests prompt legislative action

The Mix Michael Elizabeth Sakas, CPR - June 3, 2020

It wasn’t the most organized, or best publicized of the Denver marches to demand change after the death of a Minneapolis man in police...

Littwin: Do you really think Trump would send Blackhawk helicopters to Colorado? Michael Hancock,...

The Mix Mike Littwin, Special to The Colorado Sun - June 3, 2020

I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that Donald Trump, the would-be authoritarian, is not going to send out the...

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks to reporters on Aug. 22, 2019, in Golden, the day he announced he was running for U.S. Senate.

Hickenlooper says he “tripped” on question about Black Lives Matter as race becomes a...

The Mix John Frank, The Colorado Sun - June 2, 2020

John Hickenlooper, the national Democratic favorite in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, is backtracking from a statement he made about Black Lives Matter during a racial-justice...