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Democrats introduce police-reform bill

Mandated body cameras, ban on chokeholds included in measure

June 8, 2020

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Hundreds join vigil for victims of police brutality in downtown Durango

Protesters gather in Buckley Park on Breonna Taylor’s birthday, call for reform

June 5, 2020

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Bipartisan response to protests forming in Washington

Lawmakers consider hearings, legislation to address protests over police brutality

June 5, 2020

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Hickenlooper says he ‘tripped’ on Black Lives Matter question

Democratic candidate Andrew Romanoff pounces on his rival’s misstep

June 2, 2020

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Denver police arrest 83 for curfew violations

Michael Hancock calls after-dark mayhem ‘reckless, inexcusable and unacceptable’

June 1, 2020

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Fort Lewis College re-examines its past

complete portrayal of boarding school period will be a focus

December 7, 2019

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District attorney targets hate crimes in Southwest Colorado

Prosecutor reports 13 bias-motivated crimes in past 10 years

November 15, 2019

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Durango middle school students explore racism, oppression

Groups of Color offer safe space for kids

April 28, 2019

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2 Native Americans join Fort Lewis College faculty

strategic plan promotes diversity in hiring faculty and staff

February 7, 2019

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Fort Lewis College honors Martin Luther King Jr.

Workshops support students’ efforts to fight for equality

January 21, 2019

Regional News

Two women from families with slaves make reparations payments

It’s the idea that white Americans should pay a moral debt to black Americans to compensate for slavery, Jim Crow…

January 20, 2019

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Students of color exceed 50 percent at Fort Lewis College

‘Diversity is deeply embedded in us’

November 10, 2018

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Fort Lewis College celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

Student-artist warns about falling for cultural appropriation

October 8, 2018

Business

African-Americans facing high hurdles to grow pot

Colorado regulations bar those convicted of drug crimes from owning, working in dispensaries or cultivation centers

June 7, 2017

Food

Should white chefs sell burritos?

A Portland restaurant’s revealing controversy

June 4, 2017

Local News

Police shootings play into Colorado politics

candidate Daryll Glenn: ‘Words are hard to find’

July 11, 2016

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Santa Rita Park rally aims to educate about racial profiling

Organizers say rally relieves anger, begins long road to change

July 7, 2016

Regional News

Judge doesn’t trust Arizona sheriff to fix some problems

Protesters display a giant balloon caricature of Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio outside the federal courthouse in Phoenix on…

May 31, 2016

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Minorities overrepresented throughout criminal process in Colorado

Black and Latino Coloradans are disproportionately incarcerated, shot by police, arrested and detained as youth, arrested for marijuana, sent back…

May 1, 2016

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Black students unite at Fort Lewis College

group supports minorities, promotes diversity

April 25, 2016

Regional News

The growing clout of the Hispanic vote

Latinos make up 21 percent of the West’s electorate, and Election-Day turnout is on the rise

April 3, 2016

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Diversity event to highlight common ground, differences

annual dialogue planned for Saturday

March 16, 2016

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Police reform measures advance in Legislature

emotion out of the way, stakeholders come together

March 10, 2016

Local News

Survey: Income, access hamper healthy living in state

A new report shows many Coloradans face barriers to health-promoting activities such as walking, cycling, and accessing fresh food where…

November 23, 2015