"Confidential" race report by Denver illustrates lasting wounds of discrimination
New racial equity study by state seeks to quantify impacts of racism on African Americans today.
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New racial equity study by state seeks to quantify impacts of racism on African Americans today.
For the third time, Colorado officially celebrates Juneteenth, and communities will look to celebrate the federal holiday through several events around the state.
The City of Aurora is celebrating Juneteenth with a midweek celebration at the Aurora Municipal Center Great Lawn from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
A celebration more than a decade in the making filled the Denver Highlands with music and excitement. Dozens of families celebrated YMOP as the nonprofit recently held its inaugural Night of Purpose gala.
Fresh off his flight back from Texas, Ed Dwight walked with CBS Colorado across the terminal at Denver International Airport and reminisced about the opportunity he got over the weekend.
They started Wanderland Outdoors. A luxury Colorado outfitter that offers guided mindful hiking, guided fly-fishing trips, trail rides and more.
The nonprofit "CHIC" stands for Collaborative Healing Initiative within Communities which helps provide opportunities and safe spaces for marginalized communities to thrive.
The event, hosted by the Black and African American Cultural Center on campus, allowed students of all backgrounds to see how their peers express themselves through both fashion and small businesses.
As CBS News Colorado continues to Elevate Black Voices, we wanted to highlight a Black choir right here in our community. Tarell Martin & C2 Mass Choir is comprised of singers from a number of churches across Colorado.
Workers covered up parts of the damaged area of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" monument in Denver's City Park as the artist who created it came by to lament what had happened.
Communities across the region are finding innovative ways to address racial equity, to ensure all Coloradans thrive.
For seven years, members of a predominantly White church congregation in Douglas County have been meeting every month to learn about race and racism.
The owners of "Flow n Frequency" provided a yoga demonstration Sunday morning with CBS Colorado weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook.
CBS News Colorado weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook speaks with the owners of "Flow n Frequency," who discuss the benefits of yoga in the Black community.
CBS News Colorado continues to Elevate Black Voices as weekend morning anchor Kennedy Cook speaks with an employee of Athletics and Beyond, a program designed to mentor minority students.
On this Valentine's Day, local flower shops are blooming with business including the shop, Black and Blossomed. It's a Black-owned business in Denver that has spent the past week getting ready for today. That included preparing more than 100 flower orders and making nearly a dozen deliveries of flowers.
When Yemi Mobolade ran for mayor of Colorado Springs, not many gave him a chance.
Popular public speaking class instills confidence in people communicating in a new language.
On any given weekday, inside an Aurora classroom, you can find students producing their own masterpieces: from singing a cappella duets to scratching over beats, even creating music podcasts talking about their current favorite artists.
It's been one year since a Douglas County mother says her children began experiencing racial bullying at their school. She says the district still hasn't made any changes. She planned a daily sit-in, which she says has been met with aggression.
A group of Denver Public Schools alumni was disappointed that -- time and again -- when they asked DPS grads how many people from their community had gone on to success. Few, if any, hands would go up.
Jazz is rooted in the rhythm of the Mile High City – and the sound leads back to a historic Denver neighborhood.
What Sidney Frelow wanted most was to continue to work in the fire service.
Descendants of the first African American to be born in Colorado gathered over the weekend for a special ceremony.
Serving the community meant clearing racial hurdles. And sometimes entailed paying the highest price in the line of duty.
On Wednesday, the team submitted a Large Development Review pre-application to the city, outlining preliminary plans to develop their preferred site, Burnham Yard, into a new stadium and surrounding mixed-use community.
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has adhered to a ban on nuclear test explosions after President Trump claimed Moscow is testing nuclear weapons.
A trend that started in the technology sector is spreading to other industries, with businesses cutting workers even as their profits expand.
Fort Collins voters approved a new multi-use area, including a bike park, at the former Hughes Stadium site on Tuesday.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston gathered with city leaders on Wednesday morning outside the McNichols Civic Center Building to celebrate voters approving the Vibrant Denver bond.
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston gathered with city leaders on Wednesday morning outside the McNichols Civic Center Building to celebrate voters approving the Vibrant Denver bond.
The man prosecutors believe is responsible for the Boulder deadly terror attack on Pearl Street in June appeared in Boulder County District Court on Wednesday.
All union-backed candidates were leading in the Denver Board of Education elections. Only one of three incumbents seeking re-election, Xochitl Gaytán, was leading.
Douglas County voters cast their ballots in Tuesday's election in Colorado. Eight candidates were running for four open spots on the Board of Education of Douglas County School District RE-1, and while the votes were still being counted, the early returns showed progressive candidates in the lead.
Because of the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has not released the funds that states use to pay SNAP benefits.
Fort Collins voters approved a bike park at the former Hughes Stadium site. Residents in the Northern Colorado city overwhelmingly voted to block the former Hughes Stadium property from being developed into housing in 2021.
"Coach Prime's Playbook with Romi Bean" airs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday night on CBS Colorado.
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What is being called Colorado's tallest Christmas tree arrives at The Outlets at Castle Rock.
More than 139,000 drivers take Peña Boulevard daily. Airport officials say along with congestion, there are higher crash rates, unreliable travel time and escalating maintenance needs.
On Wednesday, the team submitted a Large Development Review pre-application to the city, outlining preliminary plans to develop their preferred site, Burnham Yard, into a new stadium and surrounding mixed-use community.
Soccer star Sir David Beckham says knighthood bestowed by King Charles III "beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive."
The Denver Summit, the newest soccer team in the National Women's Soccer League, will play its inaugural home opener at Empower Field at Mile High in March.
Bo Nix threw two touchdown passes and Wil Litz made a 34-yard field goal as time expired and the Broncos extended their winning streak to six games.
The Dodgers become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has adhered to a ban on nuclear test explosions after President Trump claimed Moscow is testing nuclear weapons.
A trend that started in the technology sector is spreading to other industries, with businesses cutting workers even as their profits expand.
Still images and aerial video footage appear to show the plane's left engine sitting just off the runway in Louisville, Kentucky.
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
Soccer star Sir David Beckham says knighthood bestowed by King Charles III "beyond anything that I ever thought that I would receive."
President Vladimir Putin says Russia has adhered to a ban on nuclear test explosions after President Trump claimed Moscow is testing nuclear weapons.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether a federal emergency powers law authorizes President Trump's most sweeping tariffs.
A Democratic Socialists of America leader says New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offers a "powerful way forward" for Democrats — but some moderates worry he'll hand the GOP "a pretty potent set of weapons" in next year's midterms.
Candidates from different wings of the Democratic Party won key races on Election Day 2025 in the biggest test since President Trump's victory last year.
Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote on extending health care tax credits.
A Colorado woman only received treatment for perimenopause after consultation with a second doctor. Initially, her symptoms were brushed off as stress.
States, counties, and cities are receiving millions in opioid settlement money to address the addiction crisis. The ways they spent the dollars in 2024 sometimes drew criticism.
National Jewish Health is conducting a study that could lead to a less invasive way to identify a person's tolerance of a food allergy.
A large study from Massachusetts found that babies whose mothers had COVID-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3.
Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts.
A trend that started in the technology sector is spreading to other industries, with businesses cutting workers even as their profits expand.
The Denver City Council voted to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products last year, but voters needed to weigh in. Supporters argued it would make it harder for kids to buy vapes, but critics argued they would still buy them, and the city would lose tax revenue.
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
Toyota is recalling more than a million vehicles in the U.S. due to a rearview camera problem that could increase the risks of a crash.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts" of the nation's airspace if the shutdown drags on.
In his first comments on a CBS News Colorado investigation that found Denver International Airport executives paying between $15,000 and $19,000 to fly to a conference in Spain, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said, "I have not ever paid that much for an airplane ticket."
The FAA has requested additional time to review a proposed transaction by the city of Denver to give a developer another 20 acres of land at Denver International Airport as part of the land swap involving the former Park Hill Golf Course, CBS News Colorado has learned.
The battle over Denver's Flock camera surveillance system escalated Tuesday with nine Denver City Council members asking the city auditor to step in and essentially block Mayor Mike Johnston's proposed extension of a contract with Flock.
Flock cameras led Columbine Valley police to a woman whom they accused of stealing a package, who then had to prove her own innocence by compiling her own evidence. After she did, the police chief said, "nicely done btw."
Although the city agreed to give a developer 145 acres of land at Denver International Airport in exchange for the Park Hill Golf Course, the Mayor's Office quietly added 20 more acres, a CBS News Colorado investigation has found.