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Street scene in Denver's Stapleton neighborhood. Residents have until July 31, 2019 to vote on whether to rename the neighborhood. (Photo by Matt' Johnson via Flickr: Creative Commons)

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Stapleton neighborhood votes to keep name that has a racist legacy...

John Herrick - August 19, 2019

The Stapleton neighborhood will keep its name for the time being despite critics’ arguments it venerates a former Denver mayor who was a member...

Street scene in Denver's Stapleton neighborhood. Residents have until July 31, 2019 to vote on whether to rename the neighborhood.

Guest Posts

Guest Post: It’s time to change the name of Denver’s Stapleton...

Liz Stalnaker - June 26, 2019

I live, work, and raise my family in Stapleton. And I strongly support renaming our community. My reasons for this are deeply personal: I am...

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Littwin: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ takes us from Colorado Springs and the KKK to...

Mike Littwin - August 15, 2018

I know you didn’t ask, but I have a piece of advice for those out there in Readerland: Turn off the TV, pull yourself...

2018 Stapleton

Guest post: It’s time for Walker Stapleton – and Colorado –...

Jennifer Woodhull - August 3, 2018

Between 1923 and 1947, Benjamin Stapleton served five terms as Denver’s mayor. He gained and retained his office by winning financial and grassroots support...

Guest Posts

Guest Post: Thinking about how to think about naming Stapleton

Jacqueline St Joan - May 14, 2018

NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are meant to...

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Another Northeast Denver group scraps the racially-charged “Stapleton” name

Susan Greene - April 30, 2018

A second civic group in Northeast Denver is nixing the S-word from its name. The Stapleton Development Corporation voted quietly late last week to call...

Civil Rights

The Stapleton Foundation nixes the S-word from its name

Susan Greene - December 15, 2017

The Stapleton Foundation is dropping the word “Stapleton” from its name in response to residents’ growing frustration that their northeast Denver community honors the...

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